I hope that you will ALL read this even if you’ve never read any of our posts or pages. This is an update about the journey that is part of the name of our website and Facebook group: My Macular Degeneration Journal/Journey or Journey/Journal. It’s the journey my friend Sue has taken in the last 3 years with advanced dry AMD/geographic atrophy. It’s a message of HOPE to all of you who have AMD and wonder how anyone can cope with vision changes like hers.
It’s a message that says, “Yes, there is life after vision loss.”
Sue has been writing about her experiences since February 2016 (you can read her first page In the Beginning) when her vision changed so much that she could no longer work without new tools and skills. Of the 625+ pages that she’s written since then, we’re not sure when things changed, but somewhere along the line, she crossed from her “old normal” to her “new normal.” What does that mean for her life? What does that mean for her journal?
Life After Vision Loss?
Ok, so you’re wondering where the message of hope is, and why I said that there is life after vision loss, right? Sue will explain…
You will read that Sue asks 2 questions:
- “…anything special you want me to write about?”
- “…who among you – especially those not far along this road – would like to write a few pages about his/her challenges and successes? Any takers? There have to be some frustrated authors among you. This is your chance.”
If you have requests for topics and/or would like to write for our website as other Guest Authors have done, let me know in the comments or email me at light2sight5153@gmail.com.