Category Archives: Personal Posts

Becoming Blind – Things I Miss As A Blind Person

Sitting at a wooden bench style table, Sassy and Grant both smile towards the camera. In between them, with Grant's arm around her, Ida has her front paws up on the bench, with her nose straining towards the top of the table. In the background, through the clear plastic of the gazebo style covering, the blue water of the River Dart is visible, with small boats upon it.

It’s been just over 2 years since becoming blind and loosing my remaining useable vision, and although I have accepted what has happened to me, and know that there is nothing medically that the Hospital can do to change it, I still have moments or fleeting thoughts of things I miss from being sighted, and […]

Things I Don’t Get About Blind People

This weeks’ post is going to be a controversial one. For those who don’t know, I was born sighted, and still had some usable vision until 2013. I’ve met many people with Visual Impairments, varying greatly on the spectrum of blindness, and during this time Ive picked up on the bad habits instilled within blind […]

Let’s Talk About Depression, Blindness and Mental Health

Sassy smiling at the camera. She is wearing a red dress and a golden necklace. She is smiling at the camera. Behind her, you can see blurred a street with modern buildings

Depression is a chemical imbalance not a personality flaw. Mental illness affects 1 in 5 people, with 1 in 4 people suffering from depression. It can affect anyone, from any background, at any time and in this post I want to talk to you about depression, blindness and mental health. We can all feel low, […]