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I haven’t always been blind. When my wife was pregnant, I developed a cataract that prevented me from driving at night, and when my daughter was 3 weeks old I underwent cataract surgery. Unfortunately, I had a bad reaction to post-surgery medications and the once-clear window I had seen out of was replaced with a blurry pinhole.
At first I couldn’t help but feel sorry for myself. How could I possibly contribute to raising my daughter? But over the years I’ve learned that I can do much more than I initially imagined. Parenting while blind has presented my family and me with more than a few unique challenges, but as any other parent can