This is Jennifer’s last page…for now. We thank her for her willingness to share her journey with us. Here she tells the story of her Grandpa who gave her hope for her future.
Category: Sue’s New Page
Guest Author: 1/13/2017
Find out why her future is so bright!
Guest Author 1/12/2017
Jennifer is in her mid 40s and she wants to be able to work for 20 years or more. She expressed her concern to her RS about her treat-and-extend schedule. Here’s what happened.
Guest Author 1/11/2017
Jennifer tells us about the planning necessary to have a career and a family while dealing with the symptoms of and treatments for her wet AMD.
Guest Author 1/10/2017
Sue and I are VERY PLEASED to introduce a new guest author. She and Sue are both busy with their careers and activities. Jennifer brings a new perspective in that she is about 15 years younger than Sue and has wet AMD as opposed to Sue’s dry AMD. I know you’ll appreciate what Jennifer has to say.
Tales from the Wet Side: Part 1 Too Young
PS. We would LOVE to have more people write for our website whether you write 1 page or more than that. Do you like to do research? Is there a topic you are interested in that we haven’t yet covered? Send me a message at light2sight5153@gmail.com.
Sue’s New Page 1/9/2017
Sue has learned a lot through vocational rehabilitation. She shares with us some more tips from the O&M therapist.
Sue’s New Page 1/8/2017
Sue has been working with the O&M therapist on how to use a white cane, how to go up and down steps, and using landmarks to get around. She also talks about uses for her monocular. Even a yappy dog can help in getting yourself oriented!
Highlight: Dry Macular Degeneration Clinical Trials 1/7/2017
There is no current treatment for dry AMD. There IS encouraging research and for those of us who subscribe to the newsletter from WebRN-MacularDegeneration, we just got a link to a page that discusses ‘a sampling’ of the studies including for those with geographic atrophy which is one of the advanced forms of AMD. Several of the studies are looking for participants.
Click here to go to Dry Macular Degeneration Clinical Trials. Number 3 is the study that Sue is waiting to participate in.
WebRN-MacularDegeneration is a great website & I recommend that you subscribe to the newsletter.
Sue’s New Page 1/7/2017
Sue has been a School Psychologist in a school district for quite a number of years so it’s not uncommon for her to see current or former students when she is out and about. It’s problematic now that she can’t recognize faces. Some people may not have appreciated what was said but luckily Sue and I have good senses of humor and I can see a cartoon here, can’t you?!
Sue’s New Page 1/6/2017
Sue is obviously an exercise enthusiast (aka ‘nut’ to some of us who are not ::grin::). Before her vision loss, she didn’t have to think as much about what she can and cannot do as she has to now. She’s had to consider that there will be things she can’t do. Even so, at least in MY book, she is indeed…
My Macular Degeneration Journal 