Archive for June 2020

By Arghavan Almony, M.D., Diabetic Eye and Retina Specialist, Carolina Eye Associates Did you know that diabetes is the leading cause of blindness in working-age Americans? Diabetes affects nearly 30 million Americans, and the National Eye Institute estimates that 45 percent (13.5 million) Americans living with diabetes have some form of diabetic eye disease. Diabetic…

My widowed mother is living alone in her home of 25 years. She needs some assistance with daily tasks as she no longer drives, and we’ve noticed some cognitive decline. My brother and I both live hours away but try to be helpful and involved. We are both employed and either still have children at…