My neighbor

Hey everyone,

So guess what...I was asking one of my neighbors about who lives in this house on our cul-de-sac. I never see anyone coming or going and never see any lights on. Well, she told me the lady who lives there is blind. Apparently, she has something called macular degeneration and has been losing her sight for a while and now she is legally blind. She has lived alone for many years but now her father has come to live with her.

She was telling me about an incident that happened to her at the airport one day. When she goes out, which isn't often, she usually has someone help arrange the money in her wallet from small to large bills. Well, she got to the airport and decided to check her bags at curbside to avoid the hassle. She handed the guy his tip and proceeded to go to her gate. Later, she wanted to buy an inflight snack and she asked the stewardess for some assistance with the payment. Well, it turns out she had handed the curbside guy a 300-dollar tip and he never said a word. Shame on that guy for taking advantage of her! I wonder how often this happens to blind people?

So, this lady doesn't like to go out much but my other neighbor is going to try arrange for us to meet somewhere for lunch. I don't want to bombard her with stupid questions but hopefully she'll be willing to share some of her experiences with me.

Kat :-)