"Survive, Adapt, Overcome"
Larry shares how he found strength in his core beliefs to get him through the shock of his initial diagnosis.
Insights and Sound Bites
Survive, adapt, overcome
Larry: It's an unnerving time because you really don't know what to expect. What's going to happen? How am I going to do this?
Marc: This is Hadley’s Insights and Sound Bites. Where people facing vision loss share insights about what has helped them cope and adjust.
Larry: I mean, I was in a fog, a funk if you will. I was shell-shocked that I'd been, I can see, but I can't see. I shouldn't drive. What does that mean? How do I make a living? How do I do the things that I did in life? How do I recreate? How do I associate with people when I can't recognize them? I just see blobs. I mean, they're severely out of focus, and the further away they are from me, the harder it is for me to identify them.
It's an unnerving time because you really don't know what to expect. What's going to happen? How am I going to do this? And at some point, you get through the 'why me' stage, and then you've got to get back to your core beliefs, your faith, your training. In my case, it was the army. The survive, adapt, overcome. And once you get that on board, and once you realize that your wife is in it for the long haul. God bless her. She's been with me 40 years. You can do it, but when you first get it, it's tough. It's rough.
Marc: You never know who might need to hear your story. To share with us, just leave us a message on our “Insights and Soundbites” voicemail by calling 847-512-4867. Or you can use your smartphone or computer and email it to [email protected].
All Episodes
-
Episode 15
Listen in as Chuck shares how he found hope in a chance encounter.
-
Episode 14
Listen in as Kara shares how she found new ways to express herself in her love of visual art, and redefining a meaningful life.
-
Episode 13
Listen in as Leah shares how it finally clicked for her—the realization that she's not alone.
-
Episode 12
Hear how Axel set one goal at a time and slowly took the steps to rebuild his skills, reengage in his art, and reestablish his emotional well being.
-
Episode 11
Gregory shares how finding a mentor made all the difference in the world to him, and his entire family.
-
Episode 10
Listen in as we hear from Sarah. For her, hearing a blind architect's story changed her perspective on what was possible.
-
Episode 9
Listen in as Tom shares how leaning on his faith helps him adjust to vision loss.
-
Episode 8
Pat shares with us the choices she made when faced with a visual impairment.
-
Episode 7
Darryl shares with us how a referral to a low vision specialist was where his life with vision loss began to turn around.
-
Episode 6
Annie shares with us the steps she took to work through her depression by seeking help from a mental health professional.
-
Episode 5
Sharon shares with us how she worked through the isolation and found people just like her to get the support she needed.
-
Episode 4
Hannah shares with us how she had to give herself permission to grieve her vision loss in order to reach acceptance.