Pic's story

Pic

My mother had dry MD so to be on the safe side I went for an eye check-up when I was in my twenties to find that I also had signs of it.

It developed very slowly but by the time I was 50 I was having difficulty driving at night and had to stop. Then I started having difficulty reading.

My eye specialists said nothing could be done to help me so I've had to learn to live with it. I can't drive, I can't read and I have trouble recognising faces.    

I take vitamin supplements for eye health and fish oil. Even though I have no idea if it works, I take them anyway. Surprisingly, good has come out of the situation because it has forced me to let other people help me run my Pic's Really Good Peanut Butter business.  

Previously I was a micro manager and the business wasn't growing as a result. Now I've had to employ people to do the things that I can no longer do. They can do them better than I could have and it's the reason my business has grown.  

I feel really fortunate. My employees tell me that my sight loss is ironic, given that they are guided by my vision for the business.