[stylist] the synesthesia poem ... finally!

[Barbara Hammel]

I first learned about it from a sighted person. I think many folks are too embarrassed by it because it is different. I just don't care who thinks I'm weird. One of my twins' worker has it.

Me

> On Oct 17, 2013, at 12:33, Bridgit Pollpeter <bpollpeter at hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
> That's so interesting. And I just realized that I had a blonde moment
> because when you say, Atty, that you're grateful for your colors, it
> makes me realize that if a person had never been able to see visually,
> they wouldn't be able to identify color; not in the way that you are all
> describing. So... I was definitely slow on the uptake here, ha-ha! Yet,
> I've never heard of this until I met blind people. To my knowledge, I've
> yet to meet a sighted person who has this ability.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: stylist [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Atty Rose
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> 
> I could see the colors of letters numbers and words before I went blind
> at 
> 10. I still see them but the difference is I see colors everywhere all
> the 
> time now.
> 
> The synestigia (spelled wrong I know) comes from a cross wiring in
> sensory 
> input.
> 
> Since before three I didn't do much reading, I don't recall colorful
> words. 
> I had quite a blow to the head resulting in eventual blindness. Probably
> did 
> knock a wire or too loose. LOL
> 
> I love my colors and am grateful to have them.
> 
> 
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