What IS a salmagundi? Merriam-Webster says it’s 1) a salad plate of chopped meats, anchovies, eggs, and vegetables arranged in rows for contrast and dressed with a salad dressing; 2) a heterogeneous mixture. Count on Sue to give us not only valuable information about AMD but vocabulary lessons! ::grin::
Category: Sue’s New Page
Sue’s New Page 2/18/2017
Sue packs a lot into each day, sometimes more than she should. When that happens, it’s like her body hits the…
Sue’s New Pages 2/17/2017
More about what goes into reading speed.
Reading Speed is NOT Speed Reading
Sue’s been waiting for over a year for notification that the stem cell trial she’s hoping to be part of is actually going to happen. Turns out it is delayed…again. But there is a second stem cell study and she’s hoping that it’s…
Sue’s New Pages 2/16/2017
In the year since we started the website, we have heard all kinds of inaccurate & misleading information that comes from a person’s eye doctor, especially from those who are not retina specialists.
Sue’s been reading about reading, specifically the factors that go into reading speed such as visual span (how far you ‘look’), eye movement and peripheral viewing.
Sue’s New Pages 2/13/2017
Thanks to questions from our followers & Facebook group members, Sue & I continue to learn about AMD. Thanks to a one of them, we found out about the variation in visual distortions and how they impact things like reading from the screen or printed text. Sue also shares that when her vision worsened about this time last year, she took time off from work to regroup.
We’ve talked about the results from the Vita Risk test. Now we review the additional information that most patients (those with early, intermediate or advanced AMD in only one eye) get when they have the Macula Risk test.
Sue’s New Pages 2/11/2017
Sue’s dad was an important part of her life. He was a GREAT man and gave her many positive traits and lessons. He did NOT give her AMD.
My turn, my genes!
Sue’s New Pages 2/8/2017
In yesterday’s page, Sue didn’t think she’d have a problem testifying in court. Today we find out what happened.
Sue continues trying to figure out what’s up with her genes.
Sue’s New Posts 2/6/2017
Sue talks more about her trip to Iceland. What will she remember about the trip?
The day that Sue got the results from her genetic test was NOT a good one, to say the very least.
Genetic Rant & Roll – The Miniseries: Part 2
Sue’s New Page 2/4/2017
Sue admits that she’s a ‘vision snob’. What does that mean? You’ll find out as she talks about how she decided that this was the year that she would SEE Iceland!
Sue’s New Page 2/3/2017
This page is from last September right before Sue & her husband took off for their vacation in Iceland. She’s done her homework about what anyone who is visually impaired will encounter in an airport.
My Macular Degeneration Journal 