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My boyfriend and I live in a one-bedroom, open floor, basement apartment. And we share this comfy space with our three cats. Indeed, it might lack sunlight, with only small...

In this video I explain how prescription saving cards can help with the cost of dry eye drop prescriptions. I also go into detail about using manufacturers' websites to see...

My husband, daughter, and I were driving home from my daughter’s basketball game, a trip of about an hour from a small, rural school. Along one of the country roads...

When you live in a smaller or rural community, healthcare can be harder to access. This is something I have experienced with my autologous serum drops. There is not a...

There is a polarity between suffering from a chronic illness and realizing that a disease can bring good things to my life. A deep chasm between my painful flares and...

Not long ago I had the pleasure of going on a short trip with a good friend. For days prior to leaving, I was nervous about all of my health...

I’ll just be honest, I’ve never liked warm compresses very much. They’re not anything new to me. When I made my first visit to my optometrist years ago complaining of...

A few years ago, I had to go to the DMV to get my license renewed, as we have to every 4 years. Shortly before this, I started to really...

I recently had an appointment with my dry eye doctor and I was reminded of just how great she is. Looking back, I’ve had a terrible time with many healthcare...

We conducted our 2nd Chronic Dry Eye In America Survey to learn more about what it’s like to live with the disease. Nearly 250 people responded, reflecting on how long...

In this video I demonstrate how I use the Quantum device (The Q) for my evaporative dry eye due to meibomian gland dysfunction. I use it daily to keep the...

How do you get in the mood for intimacy when you are plagued with dry eye and living in severe discomfort? That’s a great question. I wish there was a simple...

We probably don't even realize how many times a day we touch our eyes. Now, having dry eyes, we may touch our eyes a whole lot more throughout the day...

Chronic dry eye is a condition with so many symptoms. These include light sensitivity, eye fatigue, redness, blurry vision, and more. One of the hardest symptoms for me to deal...

Since 5th grade, I always had pretty bad eyesight. Though when it started to get bad, it was still quite mild. Of course, at that age, I thought it was...

My husband’s truck was stolen from a paid parking lot next to a convention center in Dallas, Texas. My family and I had just arrived for the weekend for my...

They say “the future is always blurry,” and how right they are, especially for those of us with chronic dry eye. Now that I’ve had another birthday ending in a...

A few minutes after my lip biopsy to test for Sjogren’s Syndrome, the anesthetic started to wear off, and I was in terrible pain. A headache set in as well...

In this video I explain how an industrial-sized humidifier has helped my dry eye. It covers a lot more square footage and regulates the humidity consistently. A humidifier was the...