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Going blind

Jan 23, 2007 22:46

Yesterday, a friend decided to go to school blind. He put a scarf over his eyes half of the time during school until the teacher reminded him that he needed to see in order to complete a project. There were people who lead him around to lunch, the computer lab, and to classes. I thought it was really neat of him to do that. He said he was curious ( Read more... )

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Biting Honesty Hear mollys_home January 25 2007, 00:06:16 UTC

My grandmother went blind from diabetes ( ... )

Re: Biting Honesty Hear heart_over_head January 25 2007, 03:10:16 UTC

My reaction was similar to your son's. I honestly didn't know what to write, but I knew I wanted you get the message that I appreciate you sharing this with me. And that I see why you would consider dying over living with blindness. It seems like being stuck inside your body and I would feel hopelessly claustrophobic.

How did your grandmother and aunt deal with being blind? Did they turn out to be more appreciative towards life or did they become depressed over it?

Re: Biting Honesty Hear mollys_home January 26 2007, 01:37:30 UTC

My grandmother, when she lost her sight, was a 4 ft. 10 inch Italian woman who weighed about 260 lbs. Not following the diabetic diet is the main cause of her blindness. She was always a domineering, opinionated, manipulative, mean little woman. (Wouldn't attend dad & mom's wedding because her son Giovanni was marrying an Irish Mic; wouldn't look at their first child, my brother, for one year after birth because they did not name him Antonino after the grandfather but named him John Anthony Jr; then cried when the baby died at age 2 1/2 years old over the time lost; but did the same silent treatment when the next son was not named Antonino. Mom named him Jimmie because John Jr wanted a brother named after his favorite book. She even canceled the order Mom & Dad made for a headstone with an angel on it behind Mom & Dad's back because she wanted a different one to go on the graves. She lived her life after blindness as she did before: never leaving the house, cooking alot and eating too much. There were really no changes in her. She ( ... )

Re: Biting Honesty Hear heart_over_head January 27 2007, 07:44:38 UTC

Wow, that's harsh what your grandmother did. I liked that your mom named your brother Jimmie because it was your deceased brother's favorite book and he wanted to name it that. That's really sweet. Hopefully your grandmother is in peace right now, though. And hopefully you find peace towards thoughts of your grandmother. Seems like your aunt had much strength.

It's okay to write about your grandmother. I'm always up for listening (or reading) so I can get to know you better. =)