After I lost my sight, and before I started writing, I volunteered for hospice. Strike that. I should say, I trained to volunteer for hospice. After I completed the training, the agency was reluctant to assign me a patient. My Seeing Eye dog might scare a patient, they said. I might inadvertently knock over bedside […]

My young friend Sandra Murillo was in a terrible car crash last November. Her father was critically injured in the accident, and her beloved brother and only sibling Chris died at the scene. Sandra walked away with minor injuries. Well, minor physical injuries. The emotional injuries were more serious. Sandra has been blind since she […]

Last month I wrote a post linking to an article in the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin about Jocelyn Snower, a woman who was fired after her boss realized she was blind. In the post, I wondered how this could have happened. In the comments, I saw that my blog readers wondered, too. And so, I […]

I like art openings. Wine and cheese is a favorite combo of mine, and art events make for entertaining eavesdropping. Most of what I know about visual art is thanks to Glen C. Davies and Sandy Wolf, our dear next-door neighbors back when we lived in Urbana. Glen is an artist, muralist, lecturer and curator. […]

Note: Mike usually looks my blog posts over before I hit the publish button, but for reasons I am about to explain he is not available today. Please forgive weird formatting or distorted photos… First, the most important news. Mike came through his gall bladder surgery today just fine. He’s at home now, resting in […]