Their daughter Lynden is not. Lynden is a normal, bright, sensitive little girl, curious about the world around her. Laurie and Jerry are also normal, bright, and sensitive.
Blindness is simply one of their many traits.
Their experiences with their sighted daughter not only touch the heart but also give us a realistic picture of what blindness is like in daily life. The burning hot sun of midsummer is shining brightly today as I sit out here on the patio beginning to write. I know that for some blind people the color of the sun or, for that matter, what anything looks like visually, seems irrelevant. I do not take this view, however. I am highly interested in my world, including what things look like.