[Nfb-krafters-korner] Thanksgiving News

[River Woman]

Carla, thanks for sharing this beautiful story. I am glad it was the first 
things Ir ead this morning. Lynda River Woman
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Carla Roller" <croller614 at gmail.com>
To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, November 26, 2010 9:52 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Thanksgiving News


> 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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