Guest Spotlight: New Normal

Gina, a woman living with HIV, chronicles her five-year journey of progressive vision loss, capturing the profound shift in her perception of reality and self-identity. As her sight fades, she navigates the emotional toll of losing visual access to her son’s growth and her own surroundings. She employs audio recording to document her daily life, from the frustration of losing independence to the creative ways she maintains connections through touch and sound. This audio diary reveals the raw, visceral process of acclimating to a "new normal," where the physical world becomes an increasingly tactile experience. Her story highlights the resilience required to redefine one's existence when familiar visual anchors disappear, transforming her struggle into a testament of human adaptability and the enduring power of memory.