Category: Sue’s New Page

I can’t believe Sue wrote this in August!  We started to publish a page every other day because Sue was afraid she’d run out of things to write about but it looks like that’s NOT going to happen. ::grin::  Perhaps it’s time to speed up so that we aren’t so far behind?  Maybe that should be our resolution for 2017!  Anyway, in August she was back doing something she loves to do and that is ride her bike.  It will be a few more months till she’s doing that again but in the meantime, for today’s page she’s…

Back in the Saddle

For those of you who have been following Sue’s journal pages from the beginning (February 2016), you know that she started out her journey with AMD not working and having a difficult time maintaining her ‘old normal’ routine.  Through her determination and with the help of trained vision therapists and their ‘toys’, she has a ‘new normal’ routine.

A Day in the Life

Sue gets a lot of referrals for assistive devices from the therapists at OVR’s BBVS (Bureau of Blindness and Visual Services).  This one is for a handheld media player called Victor Reader Stream.  Check it out, might be something that will help you or someone you know.

Merrily Down the Stream

Would you expect Sue to approach all things in a ‘conventional’ way?  Of course not!  So for reasons she reveals, she’s practiced walking with an invisible cane.  And she has a perfect way to avoid falling off a cliff!

New Kind of Tap Dance

“What do you want to be when you grow up?” Sue asks those of you who are among the younger people affected by retinal disease.  But also of those of you who can benefit from vocational rehabilitation which can include retraining.  She’s written about a few other things and tells us why she doesn’t have enough hands!

Mishmash

One of Sue’s goals is to be able to get across the street on her bike.   She’d told the O&M guy that and so she was surprised when he brought her a white cane because she doesn’t need it.  Rather than reject the cane and not participate in the instruction, she’s learned quite a bit about its history and how it can help her should she need it in the future.

Have Cane Will Travel

Sue’s been waiting a long time (it seems to her) for the O&M Therapist (Orientation & Mobility) and they’ve finally worked together.  She now has career advice for us.

O & M

One of the many endearing things about Sue is that she is honest.  She did something she should not have and she turns it into a lesson for us all.

The Attack of the Dishwasher

The topics in this page range from her photograghy & the show her photos are in, Dylan Thomas, not wanting to be road kill and libraries.   She calls it a hodgepodge, I call it…

Loose Associations

Testing for various eye problems has come a long way in the last 10 years.  An important part of screening for AMD & other macular problems is the OCT scan.  Do you know what it is and how it works?  Do you have to prepare for it?  Sue tells all.

Smile for Your Picture!