Bring your karma
Join the waitlist today
HUMBLECAT.ORG

Blind and Visually Impaired Community

Full History - 2015 - 07 - 11 - ID#3cx0dk
4
Question about Assistance and Independence (self.Blind)
submitted 8y ago by [deleted]
Hi guys: So, I discovered we actually had a sub here. Interestingly enough, I arrogantly thought I was unique in using reddit blind (almost exclusively by audio with assistance in the visuals by folks in my world outside reddit and the webz).


I have a question for some of you. Because of how my health and some other stuff has gone in my life, I am facing the possibility of needing full time assistance and I am a little scared of that. I was partially sighted for most of my life and am now only able to get a very small particle of vision from my left eye. It's been a huge adjustment and I have kept up pretty well, but I live in a rural area and have a child, etc. I am single, well, divorced, and don't have any prospects of a partner.


If you have chosen to have some type of assistance, what did you choose and when? Particularly interested in those with RP or any sort of experience with losing sight as an adult.


It is awesome that everyone is here! Hopefully I can contribute in some meaningful, if not always grammatically and spelling-correct sort of way.

Anan
Bob_0119 2 points
What scares you specifically about full time assistance? I am partially sighted and do not have an aide, but have expirience with them through my brother who has needed one for the past ten years (not for vision, but for brain injury impairment). Maybe I can help?
[deleted] [OP] 1 points
[deleted]
This nonprofit website is run by volunteers.
Please contribute if you can. Thank you!
Our mission is to provide everyone with access to large-
scale community websites for the good of humanity.
Without ads, without tracking, without greed.
©2023 HumbleCat Inc   •   HumbleCat is a 501(c)3 nonprofit based in Michigan, USA.