Nursing and Stargardt's Disease

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I've just been diagnosed with Stargardts Disease. It is a degenerative disease that attacks your Macula ( area in the back of the eye) causing you to gradually lose your vision. It is a genetic disease so me and my identical twin sister have both just been diagnosed together. In 2 years my vision went from 20/20 in the right eye to 20/60 and i've lost central vision. My left eye is still normal. i have started this nursing journey but am scared that I wont be able to complete it. Im just praying that this is the worst it gets since I am being diagnosed at 25 and most people with the disease become legally blind at ages younger than 10. Please pray for me... My dream is to become a nurse, I dont want to let this stop me.

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Sorry to hear about your diagnosis.

There are people on this site with vision problems. Maybe this thread will be better in the disability sub-forum?

Check out this site Shedding Light on Nurses with Vision Loss - NurseTogether or American Foundation for the Blind website.

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Sending prayers your way, I can only imagine how stressed you are. Is there an online community of others with Stargardt's Disease? I have Tuberous Sclerosis, it has helped me bring real life expectations versus statistics. Take it one day at a time, don't give up your dream.

Best,

Shannon

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