About Beth, Mike and this blog. Contact Beth Finke to book an appearance. The first Chicago high school built to serve an exclusively African-American student population opened its doors in 1935, and Wanda Bridgeforth, a 93-year-old writer in my Wednesday memoir-writing class, was a freshman there that year. Wanda at her 90th birthday party with the writers.

Friedman Place is a non-profit Supportive Living Community for blind and visually impaired adults in Chicago. Our building has been designed with the needs of the blind and visually impaired in mind. Each resident has a private studio or one-bedroom apartment, with a kitchenette and bathroom. Click on the YouTube icon to go to the video.

Never Say Never to Ambitious Dreams. So as to have the life that is waiting for us. Have you noticed the moment you try to take a detour around something, you end up going places you never dreamed of? Sometimes it brings you to wonderful experiences where the unexpected is your reward. What happened here recently was that. I tried to gently nudge my readers away from th is. Gateway to follow a trail of inspired new posts on my website.

Learning to Live with Vision Loss. First Steps You Can Take. When You Interact with Someone with Vision Loss. Top Ten Products for Independence. What is Vision Rehabilitation? Resources for Low Vision Support Group Leaders. Starting and Leading a Support Group. Vision Loss A to Z. Second Sense inspires our clients to move beyond vision loss and believe in their abilities.

Resources for Independent Living with Vision Loss. American Foundation for the Blind. Help Others Understand Your Vision Problems. Support Groups and Other Resources. Working with People New to Visual Impairment.

Poetry and Short Essays by Visually Impaired and Blind Writers. When Love Opened My Eyes. I lifted my head when the ring of church bells wafted toward us. Do you hear that? It must be coming from the cathedral. Yeah, I think it is, said Shaun, consulting his map.

Living Each Day Well with Low Vision. We give it attention over the years and it gives us nothing, only a blank stare. In the tiniest plot of Mayberry, an irregular shaped spot lives like a soil cancer near our bushes, no grass will grow. Have shrub roots stolen the soil nutrients? Too many terrier pee mails? August 5, 2015. Select all answers that apply.

The process of going through psychotherapy. If you need the password. I wish i was dead. i cant stand how i am feeling. i am feeling very hopeless. death would be welcome right now. i feel worthless and hopeless and just sad. i feel unloved and not cared about by anyone. Nutritionist apt, update on med ap, and other thursday ramblings. Mix up about my diagnosis.