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    At first sight

    Story written on February 6, 2011 by kins40.
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    Chapter 5

    Once in her apartment, she listened to the familiar noises of her surroundings. The light roaring sound of the fridge’s motor, the ticking of a clock, the light humming of the air-conditioning unit. She was soundscaping! This was one of the first new skills she had developed after the accident. She learned to situate herself and map her environment by listening to the sounds around her and how they echoed back to her. She had not perfected it yet but she was progressing everyday.
    The growling in her stomach reminded her that she was hungry. Before the event that changed her life, Tina had been an excellent cook. That too had to be re-learned and re-mastered. Her entire kitchen had to be overhauled, Braille labels were place on the microwave touch buttons and oven dials. She was also able to produce labels to put on cans and packages to mark foods. Modern computer technology had certainly come on leaps and bounds to accommodate people with her disability. Simpler appliances such as measuring cups and spoons that stack with different sizes rather than the ones with lines drawn on them had proven to be a simple solution to an everyday gesture. Tina still relied on Dana, though for things like shopping and they had made Sundays, cooking day,  where the both of them would spend the day preparing food and freezing it for the week ahead. Tina directed, Dana executed and the both of them would find a benefit in this arrangement as Dana was not quite the Cordon Bleu!
    Tina had had a few mishaps though in preparing food sometimes. She would take a bite of a sandwich and end up with the most awful taste in her mouth. She’d ask someone to check what was wrong with her sandwich only to be told that the bread was mouldy or worse that instead of using butter spread she’d used cooking lard. She had put this down to experience and was never beaten by it. She was determined to be independent and would achieve her goal no matter how long it took and how many times she’d be knocked back.
    She had also returned to a fitness regime. She had been a great long distance runner and with the help of Dana, she had learned to run again. A great athlete herself, Dana had taught Tina to run in tandem. Tina would keep contact with her running partner by maintaining a light hold on her elbow. They had to synchronise their movements but once they had established the pace it was not uncomfortable.  If Dana stilled her elbow backwards, this indicated that an obstacle was ahead and that they needed to slow down or stop completely. If Dana moved her arm behind her back, this meant that Tina had to file behind her as a narrow passage was ahead. She was to stay there  until Dana placed her arm back to the side of her body. It did not always work and there had been a few comical stumbles and falls.
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    8. This story is just starting and I love it already. I just want to say this: Thank you so much for sharing your insight about what it is like to be born or to become blind. One can tell you know a lot about the issue, and all the details you are giving us about Tina’s experience and daily routine are very interesting to me. I always love Tibette’s stories of course, but this one is doubly fascinating because of that element. And I thank you for that. PPS! K.

    16. my message got cut off! She really has guts to be stepping out into something totally new and unknown. I’m glad she has Dana. She seems like she’s a great friend. I can’t wait to see what Bette’s reaction is to what Tina just told her..

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