Developing My Inner Vision at Esalen This is number 15 in my blog series Vision: A Journey Esalen Institute in Big Sur, California, is a unique place where people have been going for over fifty years to explore their lives, learn about themselves, improve themselves, and participate in a unique community. I used to think of…

This is number 14 in my blog series Vision: A Journey Life was moving along quickly, as it does when one feels busy and happy. And then, once again, I noticed a decrease in my vision. I worried that more degeneration was occurring, despite my eyes being stable for several…

This is number 13 in the blog series Vision: A Journey My sessions with Kate, my therapist, helped me in many ways. As the weeks and months progressed, I became more comfortable talking about and accepting my vision loss. Because my vision disability was invisible, and I did not use…

This is number 12 in the series Vision: A Journey I did not know where to even begin looking for a good therapist. So once again, Rebecca came to my aid. She found an ad in the Minnesota Women’s Press for a therapist (Kate) who had an office only a…

This is number 11 in the series Vision: A Journey The Losses Begin First, in the summer of 2004, I lost my little island of central vision. Then I lost my father. He had a massive heart attack in August, 2004. It happened so quickly we were not able to…

This is number 10 in the series Vision: A Journey Why I Was So Driven I want to begin by sharing some of my reflections as I look back at the early years of my vision loss. …

This is number 9 in the series Vision: A Journey It was the spring of 2002. I was back at work full time, teaching two statistics classes, attending faculty meetings, and doing my regular academic work. My vision seemed to have stabilized. I was getting used to my new-normal way…

This is the eighth installment of my new blog, Vision: A Journey Trip to San Diego After a stressful and challenging fall semester, I prepared to return to my fulltime responsibilities as a faculty member at the University of Minnesota. Before classes resumed in late January, I had planned to…

This is the seventh installment of my new blog, Vision: A Journey Learning to Adapt Anyone who has lost or partially lost an ability (e.g., to see, hear, walk, etc.) has to learn (or relearn) how to live without that ability or live with reduced functionality. …