[Blindtlk] FW: Army's First Blind Active-Duty Officer

[Mari Hunziker]

I agree. It is very inspirational. There are obviously phases of grief,
pain, loss, etc. before one is able to accept and focus on moving forward. I
have been legally blind my whole life and I face trials and challenges
everyday just like everyone else does. I love it now when my two year old
brings me a book and says, Mom, read me a story, please. I pull out my
magnifier and begin to read. :) This was so hard for me to accept at first.
But I am who I am and there is value to that what I can do.

Mari Hunziker

On Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 12:50 PM, Steve P. Deeley <
stevep.deeley at insightbb.com> wrote:

> You don't think this guy was devastated when he became blind?  This was a
> very positive news story, in my opinion.  This young captain would make an
> excellent example for blind individuals who are negative and feeling sorry
> for their current circumstances.
>
> Steve
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>  You need to get a clue.  She's rightk and, it's quite clear that she is.
>> anybody with half a brain can see that.
>>
>> D
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>> On Sep 23, 2010, at 11:51 AM, Steve P. Deeley wrote:
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>> you need to lighten up.
>> Steve
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jewel S." <herekittykat2 at gmail.com>
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>>  A small step forward for the military, but a big step back for the
>>> image of blind people in my opinion. They talk about how devastating
>>> losing his sight was, how he wanted to die, that his life was black
>>> literally and figuratively, and how he broke down crying because his
>>> life was so horribly changed.
>>>
>>> Captain Smiley tries to push that his life is normal. He makes light
>>> of his wanting to have fun (surfing, mountain climbing, parachuting),
>>> but the Fox announcer seems so shocked and awed that a blind person
>>> could do such things.
>>>
>>> Good for Captain Smiley. I'm sure he'll go far and represent people
>>> with visual impairment well, but this video certaionly doesn't.
>>>
>>> My two cents,
>>>
>>> On 9/23/10, Hyde, David W. (ESC) <david.hyde at wcbvi.k12.wi.us> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I think this represents a small step forward by the military. They at
>>>> least
>>>> didn't give him a discharge and a thank you..
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> http://news.yahoo.com/video/us-15749625/21915181
>>>>
>>>>
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