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Born blind. Minimal sight developed over her first years. Never told she had limited vision by parents or school, Pat Vint thought she was clumsy and stupid. At sixteen, she dreamed of the freedom of buying and driving a car. Her parents told her she would never see well enough to drive. This was the first time she learned it was her sight and only her sight that was holding her back. She began a fifty-two year journey Into Sight. First, good enough to drive - accomplished at thirty eight. Then, to conquer Nystagmus, a shaking of the eyes that made focus difficult. Finally, with the aid of prisms added to her lens, experiencing the world in three dimensions. Pat Vint become a child and family therapist and never stopped trying to improve her sight. When she discovered Vision Therapy and underwent a process called Multi Sensory Therapy or MST, she took a huge step forward. But along with clearer sight came mental hurdles to overcome. Realizing what she had been missing all those years. Redefining herself. This memoir, written as a series of diary entries captures the reader's imagination. Each one of us has some defining handicap . How many of us have given in, given up, thinking that's just how it's going to be ? Pat never gave up. And through her journey, we can experience the exhilleration as well as the challenges and fears of overcoming those roadblocks and getting what you've always wished for. This journey Into Sight shows us all the wonders available for each of us if we only keep trying. Growth is sometimes frightening, sometimes exciting, but always inspiring and always waiting for us.

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