Category: Sue’s New Page

This is Sue’s version of the airline instructions “put the mask on yourself first.”

Help!

One of the things that people with low vision can do is to learn not only how to use what vision they have but to use the other senses as well.  Sue ordered a monocular which is like half of a binocular so that not only can she listen to the birds, she can use it to see them as well.

Bird Listening

You may have heard the phrase “Is this the hill you want to die on?” and assumed it was referring to military operations.  Sue tells us why it’s a question we need to ask ourselves when we are faced with choosing our own battles.

Is This the Hill?

Happy New Year!  We hope that 2017 is a HOPEFUL and healthy year for you and yours.

This page certainly wasn’t planned to be published today considering that Sue wrote this in August, but many people at the end of the year are thinking of starting fresh.  I subscribe to some newsletters related to ‘all things home’ from decorating to cooking – you name it.  I just got a newsletter that talks about how to clean and organize the house to start the new year.   Sue talks about the challenges of doing that with low vision.

Living a Clean Life

You’ve probably heard the word Namaste but do you know what it means?

“the light in me recognizes and honors the light in you. Namaste”. Let it shine.”

On this New Year’s Eve Day, we say it to you!

Namaste

What do you do when you see someone who obviously has vision problems struggling with something?  For instance, you see an elderly woman wearing a pair of inexpensive sunglasses and carrying a regular wooden cane.  She’s ‘stomping’ the cane up and down in front of her as if it were a ‘seeing eye’ cane.  This is what Sue watched at Cracker Barrel restaurant.

Charity Starts at Home

I like it when I can find titles that relate to songs and this one was done by Simon and Garfunkel and covered by others.  I thought there was no direct relationship between the lyrics and Sue’s topic of resilience but I looked closer.  Do you think there is?

“And I think it’s gonna be all right
Yeah, the worst is over now
The mornin’ sun is shinin’ like a red rubber ball”

Red Rubber Ball

 

 

Sue continues the theme of coping with the holidays.

Accentuate the Positive

It’s common to look back on the year as it draws to a close. Here’s Sue’s…

Reflections on 2016