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Edinburgh Live
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Steven Brown

Edinburgh teacher told she is going blind after noticing difference in classroom

A former Edinburgh primary school teacher with major sight loss is to tell inspiring stories to children after getting a devastating eye disorder diagnosis.

Anne Dignan, 68, Edinburgh resident was diagnosed with macular degeneration in her 40s after seeing ‘a major difference’ in her eyesight which forced her into an early medical retirement.

‘Tales of Gallus Women’ will feature Anne and six other women telling anecdotes on March 11 from the far north of Scotland to shores of East Lothian after discovering the group ‘Burgh Blatherers.’

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