May 1st marks one year of vision loss and trauma to my brain. With vision being one of the most vital senses we possess, shaping our perception and forming the basis of many of our daily activities, the emotional toll has been staggering. Grieving the loss of myself, my independence, the life I lived, the …
Embracing Self-Love: A Heartfelt Journey to Healing Humanity A couple of days up north, relaxing and reflecting. Another Valentine’s Day has come, and passed. Love is most definitely in the air. Truth is, LOVE is everywhere, everyday, if we just open our hearts and our minds, be still and pay attention. And it all begins …
BELIEVE IN YOURSELF If I can do it, you can too! Share your magic and be freaking brave! What a year, learning to live with vision loss. I didn’t realize one could release so many tears. It’s been quite a process with many lessons, and I’m quite certain, many more to come. It becomes more …
Experiencing Life Differently with Vision Loss Our world is very vision-centric. Nearly all information we obtain comes from using our eyes. We use them to read, to operate a computer and a phone. We use them to scan objects in a room, people in a crowd. We use our eyes to guide every moment, whether …
October 4, 2024 So much has happened since my last entry here several years ago. Friends, family, and acquaintances frequently ask about my health status, which brings me here. I have struggled with where to begin and decided that it would just be a good idea to get started. The last two years have been …
FALL 2017 Never in a million years did I ever believe I would be facing this reality. Guess that’s why I’m struggling to find the words and muster up the courage to put pen to paper. That dreadful ‘C’ word, cancer, surreptitiously found it’s way back into my life. Eight years ago, cancer picked a …