"From why me? To why NOT me?"

Hadley

My why me turned into why not me?

Saras: The anger, the depression, the agitation I went through, the frustration. We are all human, and you say, why me? But then, I seem to hear this little voice saying, why not you?

Marc: This is Hadley’s Insights and Sound Bites, where people facing vision loss share what has helped them cope and adjust.

Saras: Good afternoon. My name is Saraswati Reddy. I'm calling from Millbury, Massachusetts.

In the beginning, I was kind of very upset naturally to hear that I was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa.

The anger, the depression, the agitation I went through, the frustration. To be honest with you, sometimes I do feel difficulty in doing certain things, certain tasks, and I live alone because I lost my husband three and a half years ago. And, I guess it's a natural thing for everybody. We are all human, and you say, why me? But then, I seem to hear this little voice saying, why not you?

You have the confidence and faith. It gives me the courage to keep going and then I look up and say, okay, I know I'm blind, but I look forward and upward with hope and forward to keep going.

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