Reply #12: Well speaking from personal experience

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having severely limited sight is a bummer. Driving is a complete pain in the ass--plus the stress of having to go in every few years and get evaluated by a doctor to prove I AM fit to drive. Add to that there are a lot of careers that I am otherwise suited for which I am medically incapable of doing.

Getting through school is a complete bitch--so few teachers/professors really understand that just because you don't look "blind" doesn't mean you don't have special needs. This made shit like chemistry really tough--trying to decipher all those equations and taking notes by sound alone.

Having said that, yes I enjoy my life tremendously and have few regrets. But the issue is that I KNOW this is a distinct chance for a seriously difficult life. Many people chose not to have children, well, simply because they don't want them.

I don't hink I'm being terribly clear in this post, please forgive me, I'm just trying to mull this over-with a little help from all of you.