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This holiday season, please join me in applauding the men and women who are determined to live their lives to the fullest, despite their vision loss.  Deciding to come to Guiding Eyes is proof of [...]

by Guiding Eyes dog Keating Hi my name is Keating.  I’m a big yellow Labrador with brown eyes and a dark nose.  My ears have a little bit more brown than the rest of my body; some people say they [...]

Ann Chiappetta is a mom, wife and therapist from New York.  She typically travels through life at a high rate of speed, always accompanied by Guiding Eyes dog Verona.  This post is an excerpt [...]

By Sharon Zenger, Guiding Eyes graduate I was born with Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP), and my vision deteriorated throughout my life. As a child, I knew that someday I would lose my sight, so I [...]

Thank you to our December graduation sponsors: “Today we honor our precious Vera! We are so very proud of you and how far you have come. You light up the room wherever you go. And from today [...]

By Raven Tolliver, Guiding Eyes graduate When I was two years old I was diagnosed with retinal blastoma – a cancer that attacks the retinas. I went through radiation and chemotherapy, but [...]

by Sue Dishart I love to read.  I just finished Jon Gordon’s international bestseller, The Energy Bus.   The book reveals ten secrets for approaching life with the kind of thinking that leads to [...]

We’re feeling pretty grateful today.  As our November / December student class settles into day two of training with their new guide dogs, we reflect on the number of people who supported [...]

by:  Lisa Deutsch Guiding Eyes’ HR director Carolyn Kihm was shocked when I told her, nearly a year ago, that I was moving to Florida because my husband was retiring from almost four [...]

Ann Chiappetta is a mom, wife and therapist from New York.  She typically travels through life at a high rate of speed, always accompanied by Guiding Eyes dog Verona.  This post is an excerpt [...]