Yes I Can Blog

#51 Yes I Can – Another 25
Friday, January 31, 2025 by Deb Vellines

This blog is a continuation of #50. Once again, if you doubt your ability to say, “Yes I Can,” check the number and go back to the blog with the same number.

26. Yes I Can donate old glasses to be given to someone who can’t afford glasses.

27. Yes I Can share with others the ways to help someone who is blind.

28. Yes I Can learn about blogs and websites that deal with low vision. I can tell others about these sites.

29. Yes I Can purchase a cell phone and learn how to use the flashlight on it. I can learn how to use the Be My Eyes app.

30. Yes I Can remind my family and others to protect their eyes with sunglasses.

31.  Yes I Can tell others about facts regarding sunglasses.   

32. Yes I Can use Be My Eyes when I need help. I can encourage those with good vision to be a volunteer.

33. Yes I Can tell those who volunteer not to be disappointed if they don’t get a call right away because there are more volunteers than folks seeking help.

34. Yes I Can tell others about Cocoon Fitover sunglasses. All sunglasses are not the same. Price doesn’t always indicate quality.

35. Yes I Can quote Helen Keller. “Death is no more than passing from one room into another. But there’s a difference for me, you know. Because in that other room I shall be able to see.”

36. Yes I Can use my sense of hearing to locate the toilets, sink, dryers or towels in a public bathroom. I can carry hand sanitizer instead of trying to find the sink.

37. Yes I Can use a shower mat and handrails in my bathroom.

38. Yes I Can investigate the CentraSight implanted telescope if my doctor thinks it will help my vision.

39. Yes I Can investigate bioptic telescopes if my doctor suggests them.

40. Yes Can find out more about eSight 3 glasses.

41. Yes I Can change negative thoughts to positive ones by learning new ways to do something. I refuse to believe nothing can be done to help my low vision.

42. Yes I Can face my future one day at a time. I do not need to worry about what my future holds because I know my future is in God’s hands. He has helped me in the past, he helped today, and he will continue to help me in the future.

43. Yes I Can learn more about macular degeneration because knowledge is power.

44. Yes I Can learn about Pinterest pins.

45. Yes I Can accept volunteer help when I need it.

46. Yes I Can keep up to date on the newest medications for macular degeneration.

47. Yes I Can be inspired by what some amazing blind people are accomplishing. If they can, so can I.

48. Yes I Can go to a movie or a live theatre production with audio description.

49. Yes I Can confront the skepticism of people who think they know a better solution for how I ought to handle my blindness.

50. Yes I Can review the many ways I can do something that I didn’t think I was capable of.

I hope this list of positive actions encourages those with low vision to try something new. If you have good vision and know someone who has macular degeneration, I hope this list will suggest ways you can help.


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#77 Alexa
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#76 Charles Bonnet Syndrome
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#75 Surviving without Driving
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#74 WayAround Tags
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#73 SYFOVRE eye injections
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#72 You Are Not a Burden!
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#71 Anger
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#70 Self-Confidence
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#69 Bright Focus Chats
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#68 Zoom Meeting Suggestions
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#67 Living Well with Low Vision by Prevent Blindness
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#66 The Hadley School for the Blind
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#65 AIRA
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#64 Fanny Crosby
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#63 Derek Daniel and Life After Sight Loss
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#62 – 8 Hints for Cell Phones
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#61 Retinal Implants
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#60 EyeSmart
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#59 Voice Commands
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#58 Grocery Shopping
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#57 Eye Appointments and COVID-19
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#56 Social Distancing
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#55 Be My Eyes Update
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#54 Blind Beatitudes
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#53 Seeing AI
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#52 Research & Development 2019
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#51 Yes I Can – Another 25
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#50 Yes I Can Times 25
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#49 Blind Parents
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#48 Audio Description at the Movies
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#47 3 Inspiring Blind People
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#46 Drug Update
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#45 Do You Volunteer?
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#44 5 Pinterest Pins
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#43 – Four Reference Books
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#42 Trust Instead of Worry
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#41 Depression
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#40 eSight 3
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#39 Bioptic Telescopes
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#38 – CentraSight
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#37 – 11 Bathroom Hints
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#36 Public Restrooms
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#35 Helen Keller Quotes
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#34 Six Tips to Choose Sunglasses
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#33 Another Be My Eyes Call
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#32 Be My Eyes Call
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#31 Quiz Answers
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# 30 Quiz re: Sunglasses
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#29 Phone Apps Help Low Vision
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#28 News
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#27 – 9 More Ways to Help
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#26 – 9 Ways to Help
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#25 White Cane (continued)
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#24 White Cane
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#23 Be My Eyes
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#22 Dry Macular Degeneration Trials
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#21 Search Clinical Trials
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#20 Clinical Trials
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#19 Eye Injections (continued)
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#18 Eye Injections
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#15 Systems of Sight
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#16 Update on Systems of Sight
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#17 Knowledge is Power!!
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#14 Household Hints
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#12 Reduce the Risks of Macular Degeneration
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#13 Kitchen Hints
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#11 Beecher Binoculars
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#9 Volunteer Work
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#10 Talking Books and Magazines
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#8 Handicap Parking Permit and Restaurants
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#7 Visual Magnifying Machine
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#6 Amsler Chart
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#5 Handling Money (continued)
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#4 Shopping and Handling Money
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#3 I Have Low Vision Button
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#2 Sharing Items to Help
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#1 Welcome and Support Groups
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