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  • "Unless you go through it yourself, you don't know."

    Macular degeneration was no stranger to Valerie, her mom had the condition. Early into her own diagnosis of AMD, treatments worked well and her vision remained stable. Over time, however, she noticed more significant changes, which became increasingly challenging both emotionally and physically. That's when she began to change her perspective, and that change made all the difference.

    Close-up of a woman's hand pressing the Play button on a Digital Talking Book player.
  • "Sometimes you can't help but laugh"

    Scott went to multiple specialists in search of a cure for his eye disease. He would often sit and just think about going blind. But one day a son's random comment took his mind off of everything and reconnected the family.

    Family of four—middle-aged parents and adult son and daughter—seated around a dinner table eating, sharing stories, and laughing.

It's just so important to share the message that there's ways to get through it.

- Judy, Hadley member

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