If you thought I was done this writing project you would be wrong. I had another eye appointment. All the same things happened as in the previous one. Except this time the the Glaucoma test actually worked on me without them having to resort to the “freeze your eye and…
It’s always interesting to see how people will react to my vision problems. Some ask stupid questions, while others while try to help me too much. I remember the first time I went kayaking. The well meaning instructor knew I was legally blind, however she did not understand the vast…
“I notice your glasses are thick,” she said as she passed by me in the lobby of my local library. “Do you have a problem with your eyes?” “Yes, I can see things close up, but as they get farther away it becomes more challenging.” I didn’t want to get…
People love to place others into groups when describing certain traits. To be sensitive to people with low vision, these terms change all the time so as not to offend anyone. Though sometimes I wonder, as the terms keep changing, did the people who came up with the new ones…
There are some hangups that other people have about living as a legally blind person, that I tend to have to clear up from time to time. That is usually a good learning experience for them. The following is the most common one. Together we will look at others later.…
Every morning I wake up to a blur of colour. Mostly whites and browns as those are the most common colours that exist in my room. As the sun comes up things become brighter, but far from in focus. After checking to make sure I still have all my extremities,…
Some time ago I wrote what would become the E-Book “Life Through A Thicker Lens.” It was about my comical misadventures and awkwardness living in this world being legally blind, along with having nystagmus, poor depth perception, and night blindness. You can check that book out on my Wattpad page…