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Resources for Partners, Family and Close Friends of Someone Losing Sight


When you are close to someone losing sight, especially if you live together, the shock and grief for you at first can be almost as great as for the person losing vision…And you aren’t getting the special attention or professional care that may be offered to your partner, (parent, brother, or best friend.) You will […]

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VIDEO ABOUT WHEN YOU CAN’T BELIEVE YOUR EYES: PART 3


This video  describes Part 3 of my book: When You Can’t Believe Your Eyes: Vision Loss and Personal Recovery. The 5 parts of the book follow the phases of shock, grief and gradual adjustment that people often go through after vision loss. This book is a resource and guide for people losing sight, their families, […]

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Video about When You Can’t Believe Your Eyes: Part 2


This video is about Part 2 of When You Can’t Believe Your Eyes. The 5 parts of the book follow the phases of shock, grief and gradual adjustment people often go through after vision loss. This book is a resource and guide for people losing sight, their families, and close friends. And is available in […]

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Video about When You Can’t Believe Your Eyes: Part 1


This video which is the second in this series, describes the first part of my book, When You Can’t Believe Your Eyes: Vision Loss and Personal Recovery. The book has 5 parts which follow the phases that people often go through after vision loss. It is a resource and guide for people losing sight, their […]

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Self Advocacy When You Can’t See


I have been legally blind with the same little bit of vision for more than forty years. For many of those years self-advocacy seemed a good idea, but distant! It was my students at the Carroll Center for the Blind who realized that speaking up for what you need is a vital skill after you […]

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There Plant Eyes by M. Leona Godin, Book Review:


There Plant Eyes: A Personal and Cultural History of Blindness by M Leona Godin was published this month. The book is also available on Amazon Kindle and Audible. (If you are searching using audio, the title There Plant Eyes is “there” as in here and there, not “their” as in their eyes and my eyes.) […]

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An Interview with Amy Brunner Osvold Vision Rehab Specialist


Amy Osvold is a vision rehab specialist in North Dakota. What sets her apart from most other vision rehab teachers is the size of her district – the western half of North Dakota about 35,000 square miles! The drive to a consumer’s home may be four hours or more in each direction. At present it’s […]

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THE PITFALLS OF BEING A CAREGIVER, Guest Post by Larry P. Johnson


First published in the San Antonio Express-News Follow up to: The Challenges of Care-Giving, and Elder Abuse and Domestic Violence  both by Audrey DemmittRN.  And here is another Resource for Elder Abuse from sixty and Me Becoming a caregiver for a loved one changes your relationship and changes your life. In the beginning you are […]

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The Challenges of Caregiving, Guest post by Audrey Demitt RN


Audrey Demmitt RN is a  VisionAware peer advisor after a long career helping others who also live with low vision and blindness. Here is her companion post on Elder Abuse. There are an alarming number  of older adults who are aging with vision loss. Your loved one may be one of them and most certainly […]

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Elder Abuse and Domestic Violence


Help spread the word about recognizing the signs of elder abuse. This is the festive season, but for some people it will bring more stress and more fear. Here is a guest post laying out what can happen and what to do about it.   by Audrey Demmitt RN. Audrey is married with 3 wonderful adult […]

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