Category Archives: macular degeneration

April Fools!

Posted on April 2, 2015 by sandrabranum

Somehow it seems fitting that today should be the day I’m forced to sign up for Medicare. Trust me; I wouldn’t do it if it wasn’t the law, but President Clinton forced federal employees into Medicare back in the ’80s … Continue reading →

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Print. I Wish

Posted on March 30, 2015 by sandrabranum

Wine? Wish I could, but I’m on medication; so I can’t. Of course there’s the other “whine,” but that really won’t help either; so I’ll just blog instead. I was supposed to visit The Kids Saturday (March 28) but got … Continue reading →

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Reflections Of Me

Posted on February 7, 2015 by sandrabranum

Sometimes I wish Mom were still alive so I could ask her “eye” questions. As I recall, there were numerous opportunities to have had long talks about vision loss, but since my eyes were ok at the time, I never … Continue reading →

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Riding In Style

Posted on December 30, 2014 by sandrabranum

My MAVEN Certificate I always wanted to go into space, but I wasn’t brainy enough to be an astronaut (dang Algebra). I was a teenager when Sputnik launched and how I loved Star Trek! That’s why I was so thrilled … Continue reading →

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December 1, 2014

Posted on December 1, 2014 by sandrabranum

Well my friends we’ve made it to December 1. Wars and turmoil in the world, and another year is almost done regardless. Now you may be wondering why I sound so maudlin today, but today’s actually a break through day … Continue reading →

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Bla, Bla, Bla

Posted on November 13, 2014 by sandrabranum

Well here it is almost 2 months since I returned from Salt Lake City and Las Vegas. It’s been kind of rough for me since I can’t seem to shake these blah feelings. You know the kind I mean; the … Continue reading →

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What A Motivator!

Posted on July 6, 2014 by sandrabranum

Happy almost over Independence Day Weekend! I hope y’all have made some happy memories with family and friends. That’s the thing about memories, they sneak up on you at some if the darnedest times and you can either try to … Continue reading →

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Bolster Me, Bolster You

Posted on July 5, 2014 by sandrabranum

Sometimes we need help getting up to sally forth and continue battling our demons, and sometimes we are compelled to help others do the same. Today was one of those days. It seemed like such a normal day as I … Continue reading →

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Color Me?

Posted on June 12, 2014 by sandrabranum

When you’re dealing with bright pink shoes you mustshould find ways to make the color seem less obvious. Two exceptions to this rule are: you’re a clown or you’re color blind. Now I can add a third one: Comic Con! … Continue reading →

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You Can Shine

Posted on June 2, 2014 by sandrabranum

I previously posted about how you can use baking soda to polish your headlights. Well today I decided to find out if it worked. Here is the result of just polishing one. Can you tell which one it is? I … Continue reading →

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