Blind Bathroom Mishaps

Since going blind, I have found public restrooms as one of the most difficult,and stressful places to navigate.  Aside from finding the toilet/urinal, sink, soap, paper towels, and trash, you have to worry about other things like people and stairs.  One time Raya lead me to the bathroom door, and I found out the hard way that a flight of 5 stairs was right in the middle of the walkway!

But help is on the way.  A new device called "sight compass" is going to help the blind and visually impaired navigare unknown spaces.  Although it is very expensive at the moment, in the future it will help people by sending the layouts of public spaces right to the comfort of your smart phone.  For more information, check out the following website:

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Baby CURED of HIV virus

That is correct...cured!  I was so ecstatic after reading this article.  HIV must be one of the hardest diagnoses to live with...  But to be a baby, and be infected at no fault of your own is beyond description..  I hope this new procedure continues to improve, and more importantly, continues to work.


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This baby is actually the 2nd documented case of curing HIV.  The first was a German cancer patient who received a bone marrow transplant.

Technology to help with your aging parents

Does your elderly parent have trouble organizing and taking their medications?  Have they wandered somewhere due to dementia?  Are they at risk for a fall when they are out of the house?  If you answered yes to any of those questions, there is help on the way.  Please read the following article about some new gadgets that may make your parent's lives, as well as your own life, a whole lot easier.

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