Yep. I've read it. Fantastic read, really interesting and insightful. And convinced me more than ever that getting sight would be a pain in the ass.
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On May 30, 2013, at 7:56 PM, Pat Byrne <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Might I recommend Crashing Through by Mike May - on the NLS
> website. Lost his vision very young and got some back forty years
> later. Interesting book - will make you think.
> Pat, K9JAUAt 04:00 PM 5/30/2013, you wrote:
>> Hi Gary,
>>
>> You say that you don't know of anyone who would pick blindness over =
>> sight.=20
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>> I guess it depends on how you define your terms.=20
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>> If I could pick to go back and be sighted my whole life, maybe I'd pick =
>> that. However, I would definitely not pick "going sighted", had I the =
>> opportunity to do so starting from now forward. It would be too much of =
>> a pain in the ass. You think blindness is a pain in the ass? Heh=85I =
>> think sudden, untrained sightedness, or even latter-day trained =
>> sightedness, would be a bigger pain in the ass.=20
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>> Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
>> Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY
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