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Vision Continued from Page 10 not recover any more of her vision. "I don’t think I'll ever forget the day my intern and ophthamologist told me I would have to start learning to live the life of the blind.” At this point Vision Nor thwest stepped in. ‘‘The Volunteer Braille group con tacted Vision Northwest, who contacted me. They saved my sanity. I think if I hadn't helped it would have been much worse than it was.” Turner said. When two women from Volunteer Braille services came to her house, Turner had her first contact with other visually impaired people. “All you do is call and ask them," Turner said. “They'll mark your stove, and match your clothes." Turner’s husband’s reaction to her visual impairment also was traumatic at first. "I just felt terrible. I cried and cried and cried.” Fred Turner said. "They didn’t take all of it. thank God,” he added. "1 helped every way I could. It was her mostly, bless her heart," he said. The Turners' social life was affected "very, very sharply." by the ordeal. "We just couldn’t accept a lot of invitations,” Turner said. But later she began reaching out to others. "We've gone out for Christmas and Faster,” Turner said. "I’ve dared to go out to a resturaunt. which was something I was a little bit leary of before." Turner said. Now Turner had adapted so much that her husband doesn't always remember she is blind. "He still will say. 'Oh what a beautiful blue sky.’ " she said. As a result of her handicap, she began to reach out to others Sylvia Turner’s family and friends became important "It's been inconvenient at times, but my inconvenience comes se cond,” Fred Turner said. “Without her I don’t know what would have happened.” Sylvia Turner wishes all suc cess for the Fugene group. “1 look forward to going to group meetings." she said. "We always feel better when we leave," she added. Ross Harris. 85. of Portland, has ocular hypertension, which damages the tiny blood vessels leading to the eye. Hyperten sion causes the blood vessels to fill until they may burst. Should this happen. Ilurris would go completely blind. Harris lost the vision in his left eye. but he can see with his right And the outlook for the future? "The Doctor doesn't seem to know." Harris said. "1 have to keep both the hyperten sion and the ocular hyperten F: Cash For Textbooks Mon. • Fri. Smith Family Bookstore 768 E. 13th 1 Block From Campos 345-1651 sion under control.” Harris said. "I have been a glaucoma suspect for a number of years," he added. Ocular hypertension creates additional pressure on the blood vessels leading ter the eye, Harris said. "It goes up and down quite a bit," he said The situation has not really affected his social life, said Har ris, who has no family. Harris retired seven years ago from his job selling insurance in Portland. Since his vision is somewhat blurred he cannot drive, but he dews use; public transportation. Harris believes Vision Nor thwest is important because it provides an invaluable service. "It (the organization) pro vides a needed service. In (the event) that I might lose my sight, they would provide help and assistance." Harris said. He added Vision Northwest has started a computer club "They are in the process of developing things tli.it can lie used by par tially blind or completely blind people,” Harris said. A voice-activated scanner would scan the type and read it aloud to the visually impaired person. Harris said In addition, the scanner would "repeat words, letters and sentences as well as check errors." Harris said. "It (the scanner) would open an entirely new Hold for jobs in computers in a different way than the past.” Harris said. 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