[Faith-talk] blindness related situation

[Timothy Clark Ministries]

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On Kislev 28, 5775 AM, at 13:38, Poppa Bear via Faith-talk <faith-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Hello Maurine and Andrew I have prosthetics in both eyes as well. I lost my
> site when I was shot in the face as a teenager. The thing is, I have always
> been able to keep my eyes open. When I first had the prosthetics put in they
> felt like giant beach balls in my eye sockets so it wasn't too hard to keep
> them open, as a matter of fact, it seemed harder to close them at first. I
> still remember  my mom standing there balling because after not seeing me
> with eyes for three months it was just so overwhelming for her to see her
> wounded son look normal again. Most places I go to people will try and
> interact with me as if I were sighted, just last night the waiter at the
> restaurant I was at was trying to hand me a menu. Some of my clients who
> come to my studio will come over and I will shake their hands and add, "Just
> so you know I am blind." Sometimes they think that I said something else and
> they just miss understood me and then finally maybe an hour later it will
> really click that I am blind. Funny stuff, then they start freaking out a
> little because I am doing all of this technical engineering stuff without
> sight and they just can't believe it.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Faith-talk [mailto:faith-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Maureen
> Pranghofer via Faith-talk
> Sent: Saturday, December 20, 2014 9:24 AM
> To: Andrew; Faith-talk, for the discussion of faith and religion
> Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] blindness related situation
> 
> Hi Andrew
> I am totally blind and have had both eyes removed.  The occulist told me
> when I had my second prosthetic eye put in that the reason people open their
> eyes is to see and so you won't know if they are open.  That is very true. 
> People say things like "oh she's sleeping" "must be tired" all the time when
> they see me.  I just smile and say "Nope I'm very awake, how are you doing
> today?"  I try and engage them in conversation about themselves and don't
> let it bother me.
> Maureen
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andrew via Faith-talk
> Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2014 2:58 PM
> To: Faith-talk
> Subject: [Faith-talk] blindness related situation
> 
> Hi  I just wanted to write in about a situation  i have ran into when i been
> on the salvation army kettles. i did my last  one today actually.  Anyway  i
> have had a few times that few people that said to me you look sleepy or you
> look tired that type of thing  one lady said don't sleep on the job.  Anyway
> i have no site at all and  my eyes stay shut the eye lids that is.  but
> anyway not sure what got into me but i went and opened my big fat mouth and
> said i am totally blind the lady said to me oh i am so sorry were her words
> and she  said she had admitted she had admitted she was rude things like
> that then she said mary christmas have  you all delt with this has anybody
> told you this same thing?
> 
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