[nagdu] Impact of visual acuity was Introduction and Questions

[Lisa belville]

Yep, exactly.  I can cut my folks a bit of slack, though.  This was during 
the 70's and 80's, and we lived in a rural community and didn't have the 
resources like the internet and lists to do research.  Plus it's really hard 
to accept something considered to be
negative as long as there are possible cures for it.  In some ways it's just
human nature.  The issue for me now is that she still has most of the same 
misconceptions as she did when I was growing up.  I've gone to college, held 
jobs, lived hundreds of miles away from home and she still has this 
attitude.  It's one thing to not know about something, but a completely 
different issue if the stereotypes are being challenged and disproved 
constantly.

Lisa


I'd like an order of ambition, & a side of focus, and a large coffee. And
could you super size that please? It really needs to last for the rest of
the day.
Lisa Belville
missktlab1217 at frontier.com

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From: "Sheila Leigland" <sleigland at bresnan.net>
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> Lisa I think those kind of things happen to many of us. In my case Mom was
> still looking for the miracle that wasn't coming. I felt for her because
> she missed so much because instead of just enjoying her daughter she spent
> time waiting and worrying about something in the future that wasn't coming
> and it blocked her acceptance of me in the area of being a blind person.
>
> sheila leigland
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