What do you do during the day when you are visually impaired?

Jeff_dse
Jeff_dse Online Community Member Posts: 34 Connected
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Everything is in the title.😎

Maybe we can share some ideas. It is easy to find something to do when we can see. But it is more challenging when we are visually impaired and even more, if like me, you cannot go out because you cannot stand the light.

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  • Sandy_123
    Sandy_123 Scope Member Posts: 60,782 Championing

    Hi @jeff_dse it's very limiting for you what things to do enjoy doing.

  • michael57
    michael57 Online Community Member Posts: 941 Trailblazing

    hi i do the things my dawnie says i cant or not allowed to do when she is not around 😎

  • Jeff_dse
    Jeff_dse Online Community Member Posts: 34 Connected

    Hi, what kind of things? Do you want to share? If it is not too personal of course 🙂

  • Jeff_dse
    Jeff_dse Online Community Member Posts: 34 Connected

    Hi @Sandy_123, I spent most of my time on my smartphone when I'm not sleeping. I work out a bit to get into shape, I grow tomatoes on my balcony and I take care of my cat. 😺

  • WhatThe
    WhatThe Online Community Member, Scope Member Posts: 3,256 Championing

    hi i do the things my dawnie says i cant or not allowed to do when she is not around 😎

    lol michael, we would get home and find my dad halfway up the loft ladder (a man barely able to see or walk)

  • Sandy_123
    Sandy_123 Scope Member Posts: 60,782 Championing

    @Jeff_dse I'm just wondering if there are any groups in your community for visual impaired. I do in mine we have the blind society that do meet ups in their center. But I live near a city and I appreciate more rural areas won't

  • michael57
    michael57 Online Community Member Posts: 941 Trailblazing
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/894788#Comment_894788

    haha thats just plain silly ohhhhhh i am just like that

  • michael57
    michael57 Online Community Member Posts: 941 Trailblazing
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/894784#Comment_894784

    i just find a way to do most things i have mobility problems as well so just takes longer to get it done i do have a major problem with the hammer tho even tho i tell it there is multiple nails ie my finger nails it seems to enjoy hitting the wrong one i tell dawnie the grandkids have painted them just do what you can do and if its hard find an easier way to do it i still have my sense of humour so its all good

  • Jeff_dse
    Jeff_dse Online Community Member Posts: 34 Connected

    Yes everything takes longer, so we have to be patient. And you are right, a good sense of humor is very important

  • Jeff_dse
    Jeff_dse Online Community Member Posts: 34 Connected

    @Sandy_123

    I found a group but unfortunately, you can only meet them outside. But I cannot go outside because I have to wear something heavy on my face in order not to receive light. And it is not comfortable. That is why I stay at home otherwise it is too painful. I also have a problem with my left leg and I walk with crutches. And my cat like to stay on my way when I move 😸 

  • Jeff_dse
    Jeff_dse Online Community Member Posts: 34 Connected

    @ michael57

    Sometimes I am laughing alone when I have something in my hand and I lose it. It is impossible for me to find it most of the time. And my cat is useless. Lol

  • michael57
    michael57 Online Community Member Posts: 941 Trailblazing
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/894890#Comment_894890

    yes my dawnie and my kids have a habit of hiding on my blind side

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