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My Gram Shirley is 82 years old and cannot see 

very well anymore. 

She has age-related macular degeneration (AMD). 

That means her eyes are foggy and they do not 

work as well as they used to. There is no cure for 

AMD and your vision can get worse.  

She wears glasses and uses a magnifying glass to 

help her see.

She sees shadows and looking straight ahead is 

unclear, but boy can she remember stuff!

Gram used to drive her car everywhere.   She loved 

to drive to the store, visit her grand children, and see 

her friends.

She was happy when she was driving!

Now she can't see to drive, so she has her 

memory to remind her of the trips she used to take, 

and boy can she remember stuff!

Gram leaves her car in the garage now, just in 

case one day she can see again. She is a very 

positive and optimistic woman. 

Gram is happy just thinking about her car in the 

garage. She can remember her driving days.

She loves jokes and says that when her new 

boyfriend comes she will take him out for a drive

in her car.   She doesn't even have a boyfriend.

My gram is funny.

Gram gets upset when she can't see the picture on 

the wall of her and Grampa. She misses him, but 

feels his spirit everyday. We will move the picture  

closer so she knows it is there.

Her memory is so sharp she knows exactly where 

everything is in the room.  

The little blue fairy on the mantle reminds gram of 

her husband's sister who died when she was 16 

years old.   She loves to go over and touch it. She 

can tell you exactly what it looks like just by feeling 

it.   This makes her feel good.

Gram has a personal support worker 

named Sue and she helps gram with meals, 

household chores, and goes for walks with her. 

She is a good friend and gram feels comfortable 

having her around. 

Sue is from the Philippines and is learning to 

speak English. Gram helps Sue with new words

and it makes her feel good to help someone else.

Gram says all you need is love, and she gives and 

receives it.

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