Vision Loss and Personal Recovery welcomes its first guest blogger DeAnn Elliott DeAnn shares important information for seniors who may think they’re confused, but maybe it’s not that at all… Out of Sight, Out of Mind It happened again this morning. My teenager told me that I’d left the cream cheese in front of the toaster, instead of putting […]
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How’s your bruise Collection? Do you bang into things even at home, and feel nervous approaching the top step? Are you leaving everything the way it was before, or changing the décor to make best use of your remaining sight? Do you have little sight now or none, and wonder if there is a better […]
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The snow is melting here, and though it’s still bundle-up-cold, it’s a good time to plan your spring and summer clothes, so you have a few outfits ready on the hangers for outings and events. In the early years of losing good sight it can be tough to think much about your clothes. Maybe you […]
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It’s still winter here! We all want hot food. Maybe you’d love to make a nourishing soup or a big breakfast for yourself or your family. At the Carroll Center we have clients arriving every couple of weeks who haven’t cooked for several years. They feel – or their families feel – that cooking isn’t […]
Read more "Learning to Cook with Little or No Sight: Three Cooking Appliances to Start You on Your Way"It can be wonderful – while you are coping with sight loss – to have your partner or daughter take care of things. Someone to make your meals, put away your laundry, and tidy your dresser. Someone to make the decisions and give you time to grieve. But it’s not a good thing after the […]
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My New Year’s resolution! I am the organization geek, the put-it-away monster and memory bank of where everything is stored – except for the glasses that I wear all the time. At least once a week I rush about searching for them early in the morning, calling out for help from my long-suffering husband. […]
Read more "A Home that Works for Everyone: Tip 3 of 4: Containerizing Your Life"The invisible dish Last month I put a small cream–colored dish down on a white radiator cover. A few days later I swept my hand along the radiator cover – I can’t think why – and banged into the dish. It wasn’t on a tray or a shelf; it didn’t have high contrast with […]
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Moving freely and safely around your home and how to talk about it As you adjust to sight loss, you and your family or room-mates will need to make changes so you can step freely and safely anywhere in your home. If you are anxious about bruising yourself or falling, you will tend to stay […]
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Your face deserves to look good Your face is an important advertisement for who you are, and if your eyes can no longer flash and sparkle as they did before, then you need other ways to make a statement. A great haircut, and stylish spectacles (which also protect your eyes from unseen hazards) are two […]
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