So, for many of us who have been lucky enough to have a slow decline with our vision, it’s still difficult to come to terms with the reality of living with sight loss. Today we’re going to explore the concept of letting go of what used to be so that we can better embrace what is right now.

Today we’re going to explore some of the inequalities that we might find ourselves confronted with when dealing with the world of dating. While it’s important to maintain positivity and independence, we also need to recognize some of the potential prejudices out there so that we might avoid falling into those metaphoric pit-falls and live a happy life of equality.

In today’s episode we’re going to discuss drive and positivity. I believe that it’s important to maintain forward momentum in whatever we choose to do and to talk about it in a constructive way. Below you’ll find the link to the article in Metropol Magazine where I was interviewed about this podcast, how I came to create it and my approach to life in general enjoy!

In the previous episode we discussed the sense of sound and how hearing becomes dominant as we compensate for the loss of sight. We also have other senses and today we’re discussing the sense of touch and how important it is in building our sense of environment when we can’t actually see what we’re doing.

While we are all aware that when we lose one sense the remaining ones are heightened, sometimes its significance can be over-looked. Today we’re going to take a moment to truly appreciate what this means for someone with low vision when it comes to the sense of hearing and how it can impact on daily life both in and outside the home. Let’s talk about it together to help deepen our understanding so that we can appreciate it from both a sighted and low vision point of view.

What does it mean when they say “you’ve got to be cruel to be kind” and how does it fit in the world of sight loss? Let’s explore this tricky Tourane together and perhaps find some of the ways that others might approach a loved one who is going through the very real struggle of diminishing sight.

As a natural follow-on from the previous episode, today we’re going to discuss fatigue and how to deal with it while living with low vision and what it actually means.

One of the temptations when living with low vision is to constantly prove our worth. Where does this come from and what are the potential pitfalls in this approach to living with low vision? Let’s discuss this together and see what we come up with!

Just because you can’t see, this doesn’t mean you have to stop being who you are. Today we’re going to explore what it means to live with low vision while not losing ourselves along the way.

With time and technology come developments in tools that may help us to enhance the little vision that some of us have left. Today we’ll be discussing the development of bionic glasses that can help people with the condition Stargardts Disease and how it works. If you feel this may be something to explore further go to your local optician or blind foundation for further information.