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The Impact of Vision Loss on Marriage
by Karen and Dan Leonetti – from an episode of Hadley Presents My wife was diagnosed with wet AMD in one eye about 4 years ago. She crumbled after the diagnosis. She expected her right eye to go the same…
Read MoreLoss of Self-Confidence
by Dan Roberts – MD Support In the early days after my diagnosis, I experienced an unexpected symptom of my chronic vision loss that wasn’t mentioned in anything I was reading about the subject. My wife, Christina, had been trying…
Read MoreThe Most Beautiful Flower
by Cheryl L. Costello-Forshey The park bench was deserted as I sat down to readBeneath the long, straggly branches of an old willow tree.Disillusioned by life with good reason to frown,For the world was intent on dragging me down. And…
Read MoreTips for Thriving with Low Vision & Blindness
An exclusive video producted by the Macular Degeneration Foundation at the 2019 meeting of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalomogy (ARVO) Gena Harper – Morgan Stanley Wealth Management Senior Vice President
Read MoreI Renewed My License … But is it Safe to Drive?
by Dan Roberts This Month the DMV renewed my license for another four years. I passed their very basic eye exam, so they decided that my vision was good enough to allow me to take the wheel. But wait! They…
Read MoreTammy Ruggles – A Legally Blind Photographer, Finger Painter, and Writer
I’m a legally blind photographer, finger painter, and author of Kindle e-books for children, teens, and adults. The arts have been a big part of my life from an early age, but having a progressive eye disease, called Retinitis Pigmentosa,…
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