You story hit to close to home. I am so happy that your Mimi is able to cope with her macular degeneration. My mom is in the same situation and is very unaccepting of it. I have taken her to several different Opthamologists trying to satisfy her in her search for better eyesight. She has had cataracts removed from both eyes and glaucoma; but until the MDG hit she was able to read. (She also suffers from stacato vision: her eyes/brain mix up letters and words; a kind of dislexia) She is 88 and I am so upset for her. She tries to read, but it wears her out. I wish she could listen to audio books, but a tape player confuses her and many readers speak too fast for her to comprehend. (early stage big A). She watchs TV and that's the extent of her entertainment. Hopefully they will have a cure...for me when I'm her age. Reading is just about everything to me.