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Friends take on epic mountain challenge to beat macular disease
Posted: Tuesday 1 April 2025
From Yorkshire to Tanzania, two friends who spend their working lives treating people with macular disease are taking on a series of epic mountain climbs in 2025, raising funds to find a cure.

“I used to cry in the shower – there was so much anger”
Posted: Thursday 13 March 2025
Counselling has been a “lifechanging” experience for Trevor, who hit his lowest point when macular disease began to impact both of his eyes.

“I'm still really scared of losing what sight I have left”
Posted: Friday 28 February 2025
Kate’s first experience of her rare macular condition happened 16 years ago, when she suffered a bleed in her right eye. It left her with peripheral vision only, though a timely injection halted any further sight loss.

“The Christmas appeal inspired me to carry on fundraising”
Posted: Wednesday 26 February 2025
After playing a key role in the Macular Society’s Christmas appeal in 2024, ten-year-old Archie is stepping up his fundraising efforts as he plans a new challenge to raise vital funds for research.

“I wanted to know what I could do to try and help myself”
Posted: Monday 3 February 2025
Claire found herself “alone and lost” as she tried to come to terms with her Stargardt diagnosis, not knowing anybody else with the rare form of sight loss.

Finding joy after a diagnosis
Posted: Friday 31 January 2025
Losing their sight changed Dawn and Chris’ lives, but it didn’t stop them from finding enjoyment in the every day. In the latest My Macular and Me podcast, they share how new hobbies, support from others, and a positive mindset helped them find joy after their diagnoses.

"Without speaking a word, my cane tells my story”
Posted: Friday 31 January 2025
For Rita, a simple white stick helped her overcome her embarrassment of losing her sight and helped her communicate her sight loss to others.

"Volunteering makes me feel worthwhile, I just love helping other people"
Posted: Wednesday 8 January 2025
In 2025, Jenny will have spent 16 years helping out at her local support group for people with macular disease. While she doesn’t have sight loss herself, she joined to follow in the footsteps of her late husband Alan who was a group volunteer.

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