[Nfb-krafters-korner] Thanksgiving News

[Gary Brewer]

Our family has R P. We loose our sight slowly. Sometimes we are 
shocked ourselves when we can't see what we could see before.  I have 
always told people that I see the "within".  Somedays it is so true 
that no one can miss it.

Some of you know that my Grand Son, Joey, had a concussion on Monday. 
This is his fourth and it has been quite a worry this week. They are 
visiting us from Indiana. Now, you can't imagine what it is like here 
when the whole gang shows up.  There is actually no control. lol  On 
Wednesday morning I was listening to Joey going down stairs. I told 
his parents that he shouldn't be allowed to go downstairs. I could 
hear in his feet that he was uncertain.  They told me it was just his 
cracking bones. Joes is very skinny and oh so very tall for a 
thirteen year old.  Later that day, he fell down the steps and scared 
us again. he is improving every day, but the fact is, that "old 
Blind" Grandma could hear what the rest of them couldn't see.  Stop, 
listen, smell, and be aware of your loved ones.  Your Insight is much 
better then those eyes.

Really, I can remember a bit of what these kids looked like as 
babies. Or what i could see of their faces then, But who they are is 
much more vivid to me.  These Grand Kids are growing up to be 
wonderful people. Each special in their own way. Just like their 
looks are each special. No, not the same. Who they are is much more 
important then how they look.  And those hugs? Only your heart can 
see the love in them.

HenriettaAt 09:52 PM 11/26/2010, you wrote:
>Believe it or not, I've been blind since I was 3. When my son was 
>born, I had a very hard time accepting that I would never see his 
>smile, never watch him play, and a million other terrible thoughts 
>that had never occurred to me until then. One day, I was singing to 
>him and I forgot the words to my song. I began to laugh at myself 
>and he laughed with me. It was then that I finely began to heal. I 
>still have my moments, but I realize that I have so much that I can 
>see in other ways. I've learned to take sounds and smells, and 
>anything else I can grab hold to and try to burn them in to my 
>memory. This probably doesn't sound like much, but it is what has 
>helped me get past many sad days. Carla
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