[Blindtlk] People How Asking How one Became Blind

[Mike Freeman]

You are right. The lady was perfectly willing to tell her story. She had turned her life around. 

Mike Freeman


On May 17, 2013, at 13:37, Carly Mihalakis <carlymih at comcast.net> wrote:

> Hi, Mike,
> 
> About the girl who blinded herself by trying to commit suicide, that too is a harrowing story. At least as harrowing as any of the rest of our COB's. Arguably, on the flipant side, perhaps suicide is not too distanta a fate from blindness! Hell, it's a story I'd be inclined to tell folk.  :50 PM 5/16/2013, Mike Freeman wrote:
>> It came to my mind that syphilis would also be one of those less-than-savory
>> blindness causes -- but that's rare now.
>> 
>> Incidentally, Desiree, I also knew a person who tried to commit suicide; she
>> shot herself, woke up realizing she hadn't done the job, shot herself
>> *again* and woke up in the hospital realizing all she'd done was blind
>> herself. She had been a brilliant mathematician and that brilliance was gone
>> when she recovered but she was still very bright -- and blind. She went on
>> to lead a normal life.
>> 
>> Mike
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Desiree
>> Oudinot
>> Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2013 4:47 PM
>> To: Blind Talk Mailing List
>> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] People How Asking How one Became Blind
>> 
>> Hi,
>> I think there are two angles to consider here. If, for example, you became
>> blind after trying unsuccessfully to kill yourself (I knew someone like
>> that, he shot himself in the head, survived, but was blinded), I can see how
>> one might not want to talk about something like that with strangers. Even
>> veterans might have this problem if their war injuries caused them to lose
>> their sight. In other words, I can see both sides of this. I think you
>> should only tell people what you're comfortable telling them. If how you
>> became blind is something highly personal or traumatic, you shouldn't have
>> to reveal that to everyone you meet. After all, we don't normally go around
>> displaying our emotional baggage for all to see, that's considered by most
>> to be undignified. But for someone like me, who was born blind, or for
>> people who have lost their sight to things like glaucoma or what have you,
>> there's no shame in talking about it.
>> 
>> On 5/16/13, wogg le4 <woggle4 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Hi, I often people ask what is a personal question when they don't
>> > know one very well. Why do they feel justified in doing so?
>> >
>> > I have no difficulty in discussing the subject but don't always think
>> > it appropriate in the particular context.
>> >
>> > this email was prompted by a girl who remarked that she had wondered
>> > about this all the time she knew me.
>> >
>> > I think she's a bit wierd anyway - it just got me thinking, as I'm
>> > currently stuck on a train sitting beside this girl, struggling to
>> > make conversation, which I'm finding particularly difficult - she
>> > really is an annoying individual.
>> >
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