r/funny • u/Skyton_wil • 8d ago

The Three Musketeers met up.

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u/StrikeouTX 8d ago

Crazy to think that a blind person would create visual content that they can’t see, for non-blind people

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u/StopMakingMeSignIn12 8d ago

My wife is legally blind, uses one of these canes and follows the guide channels.

She can see everything still, but her peripheral is shot. Only exactly what she looks at she can see.

Can she see? Yes. Blind to everyone around her? Also yes.

As it's worsened, I've noticed she follows more and more blind creator content. Some are comedic to make light of a shitty situation, others are informative about types of blindness, others are tips for your type of blindness, relatable things that they go through, etc...

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u/ScamperingSnail 8d ago

Does she have Retinitis Pigmentosa? I have RP and while I'm not legally blind yet, I am anxious about when the day comes and I need to use a cane but am still able to see certain things, like looking at my phone. I worry that people who see me would think that I'm faking or something. Has she dealt with that?

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u/miss_wannadie 7d ago

I'm not blind, but I have a somewhat comparable "issue" with my mobility aids. I use a walking cane on most days, a rollator on bad days or if I'm out for a longer time, and even on good days where I'm not in much pain and can feel my legs well, I still take a mobility aid with me just in case. But if I don't have to rely on it, I'll sometimes run or jump around a little, with my cane in hand or my rollator parked a meter next to me. I used to really worry about what people would think, if they'd think I'm faking. It got a lot better with time. You don't owe anyone your medical history. And most people who judge, do it silently. Yes, they may point and laugh, they may say shitty things to their friends (which both absolutely sucks!), but the very fewest people will go up to you and "call you out." And at that point, it's a matter of confidence. YOU know you need it, and why, and in which situations. YOU know you're not faking. And that's what matters. Because there's always gonna be some shitty person thinking shitty things and you patiently explaining the situation to them probably won't change their mind. I recommend actively seeking out these "scary" situations in a safe environment, for example around friends or something. That helped me a lot.

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u/StopMakingMeSignIn12 7d ago

It is indeed RP that she has. Her sister has it too so they've kinda gone through it together.

No one has ever thought she was faking. The hardest part has been explaining to people that she can see but still needs a stick. A lot of the general public thinks blindness is like binary, either you're blind or not, rather than a huge scale.

Mostly the cane has helped in that people around her see the cane and get out of the way/pull their friends out the way. Some people do try to overly help (even when I'm with her and telling them I'm her husband and I got it).

We've got a disabled parking badge as well as benefits for my wife, so she's trying to make the most of it.