LIVING WITH STARGARDTS DISEASESharon's Story HI, MY NAME IS SHARON AND I AM 47 YEARS OLD. I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH MACULAR DEGENERATION ABOUT 17 YEARS AGO. I JUST RECENTLY FOUND OUT THAT MY DIAGNOSIS WAS WRONG AND I HAVE STARGARDS. NO-ONE IN MY FAMILY HAS THIS DISEASE. MY PRESENT VISION IS ABOUT 20 200. THE MOST DEVASTING THING THAT HAS HAPPENED TO ME WAS ABOUT 7 YEARS AGO WHEN I HAD TO GIVE UP MY DRIVER'S LICENSE AND A PIECE OF MY INDEPENDENCE. I HAVE A WONDERFUL HUSBAND WHO SUPPORTS ME AND TAKES ME EVERYWHERE I NEED TO GO AND TWO GREAT KIDS, A SON 25 AND A DAUGHTER 23. I AM SO THANKFUL FOR THEM. I AM STILL ABLE TO WORK AND CARRY ON A PRETTY NORMAL LIFE BUT LIKE MOST OF YOU IT IS VERY DIFFICULT AND FRUSTRATING AT TIMES. I RECENTLY FOUND OUT ABOUT A DR. NOLAN WHO TREATS STARGARDS IN CONNETICUT. HAS ANYONE TRIED HIS TREATMENT AND IF SO ANY SUCCESS. I WOULD APPRECIATE THE INFO. I HAVE ONLY RECENTLY LEARNED ABOUT THIS SITE AND WOULD LOVE TO TALK TO OTHER PEOPLE WHO SUFFER FROM THIS TERRIBLE DISEASE. IT HELPS TO TALK TO SOMEONE WHO CAN RELATE. IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO TALK TO ME PLEASE E MAIL ME AT THIS ADRESS: |