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Morris_likes_Cheese
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I am seeking information, help & knowledge - I am trying to look after my very elderly father who has just become blind.
Also, I really love a nice bit of cheese …. and it’s almost lunch time!
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Hi and welcome to the community
I would get in touch with your local authority sensory team
He can register as blind and get certain support like free TV licence
The sensory team will help with gadgets and devices and how to adjust to being blind
Lots of tech out there to help things like alexa and voice activated devices1 -
Biblioklept said:My dad is losing his too and he has found it very scary indeed. The affect on him has been difficult to watch and he has given up most of his hobbies like stamp collecting and puzzles because he can no longer do them. I think no longer being able to drive has hit him hardest. How is your dad coping with it?
Also I love cheese too am nibbling on some at the moment funny enough lolMy Dad is in his late 90s & is also deaf he has unfortunately given up on everything - except nice food.0 -
Hello @Morris_likes_Cheese
Welcome to the community, great username
It can take a while to adapt to living with sight loss, and at first it can feel quite disheartening when you realise you can't do certain things as well as you used to, but I hope that your dad will learn to manage and will find different ways of doing things he enjoys.
RNIB run some living with sight loss courses that I've heard good things about, so it might be worth reading up on those. Deafblind UK also have a helpline that can talk you through everything from benefits to coping with daily tasks, you can find their details here.
Just to clarify regarding the TV licence that for those registered blind it is a half price licence as detailed on this pageI hope to see you getting involved more around the community. This is a very supportive and welcoming site to be a part of so I’m hopeful that you’ll find it to be a positive outlet. Feel free to have a look around and get involved wherever you’d like 😊 A few notable pages I’d recommend visiting would be:
- The virtual coffee lounge which is one of our categories, in which we play games and talk about general subjects such as hobbies and interests
- The recent discussions page, which shows an overview of everything happening across the community
- The categories page, which shows a full list of discussion groups on the community
If you have any questions at all then don’t hesitate to ask.
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I am 54 and in a wheelchair and severely vision impaired the sight loss is more disabling in my opinion
But as mentioned before my local sensory team were really good giving me aids and tips and helping me get out to local shops docs etc independent
Can't do that now as Mt sight is worse and not safe to operate my electric chair1 -
Biblioklept said:Morris_likes_Cheese said:Biblioklept said:My dad is losing his too and he has found it very scary indeed. The affect on him has been difficult to watch and he has given up most of his hobbies like stamp collecting and puzzles because he can no longer do them. I think no longer being able to drive has hit him hardest. How is your dad coping with it?
Also I love cheese too am nibbling on some at the moment funny enough lolMy Dad is in his late 90s & is also deaf he has unfortunately given up on everything - except nice food.0 -
janer1967 said:I am 54 and in a wheelchair and severely vision impaired the sight loss is more disabling in my opinion
But as mentioned before my local sensory team were really good giving me aids and tips and helping me get out to local shops docs etc independent
Can't do that now as Mt sight is worse and not safe to operate my electric chair0 -
Hello @Morris_likes_Cheese! 😁 Sending you a virtual wave 👋. It is lovely to have you join us and share your experiences.I am so sorry to hear about your Dad becoming blind. I recognise coming to terms with a permanent disability like sight impairment can be devastating.
I hope you have found the information everyone has provided helpful.
Me too, cheese is one of my favourite snacks!1
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