Madison

I found a community through the Foundation Fighting Blindness, which I'm now the president of the Colorado chapter.

And I'm really advocating for people to learn.

you know, speak more to their condition.

You know, I think any diagnosis, it's a part of us, but it doesn't define us.

And I think that's the biggest thing.

As far as dating, you know, it's pretty evident.

I mean, if I go to a bar or a restaurant that's dimly lit, like walking in, I usually will stumble into something.

I might run into a chair or honestly trip on some chairs.

Yeah, exactly.

So, you know, it comes up pretty quickly.

I like to be very open and honest about it.

You know, it doesn't fully hinder my life, but it's definitely something that a partner has to kind of help me with a little bit.

You know, Joe and I had a conversation off camera where we were just kind of talking in general about like dating and our types, I guess.

And he did mention to me that he usually dates, he said it to me as more petite women.

You know, when we date, obviously, typically our partners are attracted to us and we're attracted to our partners.

So hearing that, I think I internalized it a little bit.

I don't know what his intention was with saying it.

I think it was kind of an inside thought that was said out loud.

Um, but you know, his words, his words did really characterize.

And, um, I honestly, from that comment kind of developed an eating disorder, um, moving forward.