I have stargardt’s disease which means I have no central vision. My sight has been getting worse as I get older and I am having much more difficulty recognizing people, reading things, and crossing the street which I usually do by listening to the traffic.

I went to a school for the blind for a year, learned Braille and how to use a cane but I always had so much anxiety using a cane. With my sight getting worse I’m struggling with using a cane or not….lately I’ve been carrying it around with me while it’s folded up since I don’t need it to see where I’m walking….i guess I’m having a hard time accepting that I am a blind person and it makes me really uncomfortable when people see me and they think I have normal vision because physically it looks like nothing is wrong.

Anyway I’m not really sure what I’m asking lol but have any of you been considering using a cane or struggling with this as well?