About LHON
Lebers Hereditary Optic Neuropathy (LHON) is a rare mitochondrial disease that causes sudden central vision loss. It starts with a small blurry and/or cloudy spot in one eye. It then affects the other eye within a matter of weeks or months. The vision loss…
Maria's Archives
Here is where you can peruse through all my past blogs, as well as guest blogs – dating back to January 2014! ENJOY! Search blogs by month and year:
About Maria
Hello! Here’s a little about me! I’m a proud mama of two kids, group fitness instructor, blogger, podcaster, and a radio contributor, living in beautiful San Diego, CA. Oh, one more thing….I’m also legally blind. Yep, I’m a Girl Gone Blind. I wasn’t born…
Seeing My Way Through Some Big Life Changes – And Vision Loss Ain’t One Of Them
An unexpected diagnosis. Irreconcilable differences. Relocating. A career move. Aging parents. A new home. You might consider these to be big life changes, right? Darlin’, that would be a Yes! They happen to people every day in this thing we call life. Sometimes our lives…
Using A White Cane Gives Me Confidence And Safety | Mary Hilard
“When you are not totally blind, and you are not fully sighted, you live in a world where sometimes you can see, if the lighting is right, and sometimes, not so much.” – Mary Hilard The Diagnosis “You are legally blind,” the doctor said to…
Age Is Just A Number | Learning After Vision Loss
After becoming legally blind at the feisty and fabulous age of 50, I thought there was no way in hell that I would be able to learn how to use my phone and computer in a different way – nor did I want to….
