Do you play the “if only” and “I wish I had” game? That’s what is considered to be self-blame which is often part of being depressed. Sue shares information about why self-blame can have a negative effect on how we adapt. We can look at ourselves & ask “what happened? why me?” but read why Sue writes that it’s important to realize that having AMD is…
Spoiler Alert – why should you read Sue’s Journal Pages?
After a year of learning how to deal with her visual impairment both physically and emotionally, Sue has a rather ‘normal for her’ life: At age 64 and with advanced AMD geographic atrophy, she works several jobs, attends regular exercise classes, rides her bike safely, travels, walks her dog, kayaks, attends social events with her friends. We are not suggesting that reading her journal will ensure you the same results but we hope that Sue’s Journal of Her Journey will be educational and inspirational.
We’ve compiled the first part of a series of Sue’s Best Pages. If you don’t think you are ready to tackle all 500 of them, here’s our suggestion of where to start.