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Sylvia | Visually impaired millennial mum living my best life, and taking you along with me ❤️
Losing my eyesight, finding my purpose ✨Daily Reels, real life, beauty, fashion, motherhood, disability pride & figuring life out one day at a time 👑

“I wish you could see.”My daughter said that to me this morning.She was telling me about a game she and her brother were...
25/07/2026

“I wish you could see.”

My daughter said that to me this morning.

She was telling me about a game she and her brother were playing. I smiled and said, “It sounds like you’re having so much fun.”

She paused and said, “I wish you could see… so you could see the fun we’re having.”

It stopped me in my tracks.

This past month has been different. Usually, if the children want to show me something, I’ll zoom in on my phone, get really close, and with a bit of teamwork and their brilliant descriptions, I can piece it together.

Right now, I can’t.

No amount of zooming, magnification or getting closer changes what I can see.

My son asked me recently, “How long are you going to be like this?”

And if I’m honest, I still don’t really know the right thing to say when they ask these questions.

I don’t want them to feel sorry for me.

I don’t want them to think we’re missing out on life.

I want them to know that even when I can’t see what they’re seeing, I’m still there with them. I can hear the excitement in their voices. I can hear the laughter. I can feel the hugs. I can picture the joy through the way they tell the story.

Maybe that’s the answer.

Or maybe we’re all still learning together.

Either way, I hope they grow up knowing that love isn’t measured by how much you can see. It’s measured by how fully you show up.

And I will always show up. ❤️

ID. Audio Description

A visually impaired Black woman stands indoors beside a display of traditional African ceremonial costumes and cultural exhibits. She has a blonde curly afro hairstyle and is wearing pearl stud earrings, a vibrant abstract floral blouse in shades of red, orange, green and black, ivory culotte trousers, white trainers and a green crossbody bag. She is holding a long white cane in her right hand, with a pair of sunglasses hanging from the front of her blouse. She looks slightly to one side with a calm, thoughtful expression. Behind her are richly decorated ceremonial outfits in gold, red and blue, along with information boards and artwork displayed on the walls.

An honest update.Over the past few weeks, my eye condition has changed urgently - and with it, most of the vision I had ...
17/07/2026

An honest update.

Over the past few weeks, my eye condition has changed urgently - and with it, most of the vision I had left. I can’t recognise anyone by sight now.  When my children speak, that’s how I know who they are.

It started with three days of back-to-back hospital appointments - day one, day two, day three - before I got the conclusion: there’s something going on inside my eye, and the only fix is surgery. Even that depends on whether doctors feel able to do it. So this may be my life for a while - which means adapting, not waiting.

Here’s what that actually looks like: 

constant cane use, leaning hard on my orientation and mobility training. 

Repeating outfits I already know work (no shame in my game - if it worked last week, it’s working again). 

Doing my makeup without a mirror. 

Sticking to hairstyles my hands remember. 

Giving my daughter a little bell to jingle on the school run so I can hear where she is, while her brother keeps an eye on her too. 

Being extra organised at home. 

Sitting through school shows I can’t see - no audio description, just me piecing it together. 

I skipped sports day this year. LOL. 

Growth:

I’ve also reduced my work, and paused the parts I can’t do without support while the right help is arranged. That was the hardest part to accept - realising some things simply weren’t designed for me to manage alone. 

But at the end of the day, I’m a human being trying to find the best way forward after many, many setbacks. And I refuse to live in limbo.

To everyone around me - family, and the people I work with - who have adjusted their expectations of me with compassion instead of pity: thank you. You’re the reason my life keeps moving instead of stopping.

Still me. Still here. Still figuring it out - loudly. ✨

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WhiteCane LifeUpdate FiguringItOut DisabledAndProud

03/07/2026

Turns out supermarket CCTV catches more than people think. 😂

This time it caught my very own Instagram husband… completely focused on getting the shot, completely unaware he was in one himself.

Audio Description

A blind Black woman wearing a brown cable-knit jumper, light blue jeans, white trainers and a green crossbody bag walks confidently down a supermarket aisle using a long white cane. Above her, a large CCTV monitor reveals her husband following behind while filming. The video briefly zooms into the security screen before cutting back to her continuing down the aisle. Text overlay reads: “CAUGHT ON CCTV”, followed by “An Instagram husband in his natural habitat…” and finally “Busy filming his blind wife creating content. ❤️”

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01/07/2026

Legally Blind 👀 Alright, so hear me out. In real life, there are people of all abilities. We do not select members of society.

So why is it that people with disabilities are so under represented on mainstream social media and media in general?

As a child, I never thought of myself as being different from anyone else - at least not negatively. This was thankfully due to the inclusive surroundings I was brought up in, and partially down to my determination to do what other children did.

It is only as a mum, that I have realised just how inaccessible the world is - due to a sharp decrease in my sight.

Yes, I'm visually impaired, yes aesthetics are just that...looks, and yes, I am participating. Because why the heck not! 🤷🏾‍♀️I'm in real life, so I'm going to be on here too 😅 and there are plenty others like me 😜

We don't need to be a niche, or marginalised. We are all content creators and consumers 💜

Let's all support each other. Love and light ❤💖💕

⚠️Before I go, let's have some fun, it's my birthday week!
❔Who can guess which movie this audio is from?

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Video of myself conversing with a photo of crowd. Text description in comments.

I’ve been shortlisted to deliver a workshop at a 3-day founders’ retreat - one of the final four out of 76. My session, ...
18/06/2026

I’ve been shortlisted to deliver a workshop at a 3-day founders’ retreat - one of the final four out of 76. My session, Before You Post, is all about accessibility and inclusive content insights: helping founders find the blind spot most content misses, the one quietly costing them customers.

Huge thanks to the amazing and the team for creating a space where this conversation gets taken seriously.

It’s down to a public vote now, and I’d love your support. The link to vote is in my stories. One vote each, closes Friday 10am. Thank you, truly 💗

ID in comments and alt text.

Friends, I need your help 🙏 I've made the final four to deliver a workshop at a founders' retreat in London this Septemb...
18/06/2026

Friends, I need your help 🙏

I've made the final four to deliver a workshop at a founders' retreat in London this September, and it's now down to a public vote that closes 10am tomorrow. My session is all about accessibility and inclusive content, the thing you know I'm obsessed with. If you've got 10 seconds, I'd be so grateful for your vote.

Thank you, truly 🫶🏾

Voting link https://www.kiramatthews.com/peoples-vote

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