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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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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When I talk to groups of people often seniors who live with vision loss someone almost always brings up the importance of grieving – and they are absolutely right! Here are two sections from Chapter 4 of my book: When You Can’t Believe Your Eyes: Vision Loss and Personal Recovery. GRIEF IS A MESSY BUSINESS. […]
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We are all turning on the TV as we wait for spring and vaccinations. But how to mark the buttons you want when bump dots won’t stick? How to mark them depends on whether you have low vision and whether your fingertips work well. And even with a well-marked remote traversing channels, Roku, and streaming […]
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Whatever sight loss you are dealing with it’s a big shock. It leaves you feeling overwhelmed. Storing and retrieving your own stuff (clothes, toiletries, and medications) can make you feel better. This usually means storing different items in separate bins, baskets and totes as well as drawers. You could call this technique “storing with sides […]
Read more "How To Manage Your Own Stuff – A Short Video"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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You need to talk about what has happened to your sight, but you also need to protect yourself especially at first. Here are tips on who to talk to and who to stay silent with, as well as how to “manage the message”. Here is a section from Chapter 4 of my book: When You […]
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This is a Thanksgiving like no other. You may be attending a big gathering as usual, though I hope not, or a virtual gathering on laptops, or talking individually to loved ones on the phone. If your loss of good vision is recent, you need to protect yourself. You will learn to manage the message, […]
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My book, When You Can’t Believe Your Eyes: Vision Loss and Personal Recovery has just won a second award: Vision Rehab Therapy Publication award 2020 from my own profession! This book took fifteen years to complete with input from hundreds of people new to vision loss, fellow faculty at the Carroll Center for the Blind and […]
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There is an extra layer of consideration these days before you give a festive food gift. In the past, did you share your famous minty choco-chip cookies? Your remarkable banana-nut bread? Your yummy curried yogurt dip for veggies? However can we do that during these days of limited physical contact? How ‘bout we rustle up […]
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