This time I let Helen (obviously the best wife in the world) do the talking. Last Saturday morning something happened that made us both do…
Living with a visual impairment after a non-traumatic brain injury
This time I let Helen (obviously the best wife in the world) do the talking. Last Saturday morning something happened that made us both do…
Struggling with Duane’s syndrome and significantly impaired vision since birth, I mastered reading and daily activities by adapting. No one was aware of how poor my eyesight really was until a revealing moment whilst on holiday.
Tervuren, October 2023 The South Station in Brussels is a real maze. I know from when I could still see well that I had to…
Tervuren, July 2023 It just occurred to me this week that I haven’t said anything at all about music anywhere in this blog. And I…
Tervuren, June 2020 If you were to meet me on the street, your first impression would probably be that I was blind. I conform well…
Tervuren, June 2020 Apparently we live in heroic times. Who could have predicted that? New heroes are popping up everywhere, while some of the old…
Tervuren, May 2020 Beforehand: the trip to England I didn’t expect the Corona measures to hit me so hard. In January I went to England…
When I post photos on Facebook, I sometimes get asked how someone with a visual impairment can possibly take decent photos. I don’t entirely understand…
One thing you will inevitably discover if you’re ever unlucky enough to have an NTBI, is exactly how much your brain has always done for…
Tervuren, April 2020 It’s 9:30 am and I’m standing at the breakfast table. I have already been here for more than half an hour, though…