[nabs-l] When a loved one goes sighted

[humberto]

Hi Jedi,
I feel the same way. Just like you said, everything that you said 
was just exactly what I want to say. I've also had these little 
curiosities about modern and future scientific technologies that 
would make science more medicinal and make people more sighted 
instantly. I feel like, if the government had to step in, the 
should at least respect our decisions. Though I have a slight 
feeling that, like you said, they would want us by requirement to 
have sight because "it's much easier" than being blind, and that 
is if that sciences has been even technological that the above 
thing can happen, have sight. But whatever happens, I still want 
to be blind no matter what! I believe blindness is beautiful and 
I'm fine the way I am!


> ----- Original Message -----
>From: Jedi <loneblindjedi at samobile.net
>To: nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>Date sent: Fri, 22 Apr 2011 15:16:52 -0400
>Subject: Re: [nabs-l] When a loved one goes sighted

>For me, blindness is a part of who I am. it has shaped my life in 
a
>number of ways ranging from the friendships and relationships 
I've had
>to the career I've chosen. Though this may not be true for 
everyone,
>it's certainly true for me and I'd feel like I've lost an 
important
>part of who I am, and that loss would far outweigh any gain I 
receive
>through sight.

>What scares me the most about medicine and sightedness is the
>possibility that governments will require all of us to undergo 
such
>procedures rather than allowing us the ability to be blind in a 
sighted
>world. In other words, the government or the world at large would 
think
>it's much easier and more reasonable to cure us rather than make 
a
>world that's usable for everyone regardless of characteristics.

>Respectfully,
>Jedi


>Original message:
>> 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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