[nabs-l] When a loved one goes sighted

[Kirt Manwaring]

Jorge and Homberto,
  I feel the same way.  I'm very curious to see what sight is like, I
wonder about it sometimes.  I'd even go as far as saying I sometimes
would like to see...but if the option were available, the tedium of
relearning everything, not to mention the risk of the surgery for
something I don't really need, more than balance out any wish I have
to see.  But, should a blind friend choose differently and receive
sight, I would totally understand, respect and support that decision.
And it wouldn't change the friendship on my end, although it would
spark some interesting conversations.
  Just my thoughts,
Kirt

On 4/20/11, Jorge Paez <computertechjorgepaez at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hombertu,
> I agree.
> I personally wouldn't choose to be sighted for one simple reason.
> I've learned everything without sight.
> If I regained sight I'd have to relearn everything.
> Sure I had sight but lost it when I was so young I can't remember,
> so really I can say I've been blind all my life,
> and sight would just make it too difficult.
>
> Jorge
>
>
> On Apr 20, 2011, at 8:55 PM, humberto wrote:
>
>> First of all, If I was to become sighted, I would not do it. I myself
>> wouldn't want to become sighted because of 2 reasons:
>> 1.  since I am blind since birth, I will feel so weird being sighted; just
>> like a sighted person  had been born with sight and feeling weird when
>> they become blind. The world would be so different and I cannot even
>> explain how different since I've never ever been sighted, and don't want
>> to be.
>> 2.  I am blind, I am the way I am and I still want to be blind since I am
>> born blind. Blindness is just an ordinary thing for me. Even my mom has
>> gotten me to pray and get me to ask doctors if one day I will "see" but
>> that was when I was little, and looking back, I am so * GUILTY * that my
>> mom did this and told me that I will see soon in a quite convincing way
>> and now I think, and since coming to the United States and attending NFB
>> related camps and meetings such as the NFB youth Slam, I see my own
>> philosophy of blindness, which is that blindness is something ordinary and
>> normal and nothing to be neglected or regretted about.
>> Just my 20 dollars for what it's worth, and, great question.
>>
>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: Jamie Principato <blackbyrdfly at gmail.com
>>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>>> Date sent: Wed, 20 Apr 2011 04:56:20 -0400
>>> Subject: [nabs-l] When a loved one goes sighted
>>
>>> Hi, all.
>>
>>> I was thinking recently about all of those "what to do what a
>> loved one goes
>>> blind" articles and pamphlets I've seen, and how often I hear
>> people talk
>>> about the reactions of friends and family and their community
>> when they lost
>>> their vision. I think there have even been comments on this list
>> about
>>> sighted friends for some reason thinking they have to treat us
>> differently,
>>> or can't relate to us as well because we're blind.
>>
>>> My question is this. How do you think the blind would respond in
>> similar
>>> situations, say, if a friend among a netork of fellow blind
>> students
>>> suddenly went sighted? As medical technology advances rapidly, it
>> is
>>> becoming more and more possible to correct a number of causes of
>> both
>>> congenital and later onset blindness. I know there are different
>> opinions on
>>> matters like this in other disability groups, and the question
>> really got me
>>> thinking.
>>
>>> I'd love to hear peoples' thoughts!
>>
>>> -Jamie
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