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Chapter 15: When you first learn your child cannot see well
Learning that a child cannot see well or is blind can be very upsetting for parents and family. It is normal to feel upset by the news of your child's disability and to continue to feel different emotions in the months that follow. You and your family may feel:
- worry about what to do
- denial (refusal to believe that your child will never see as well as other children)
- fears of what it means to be blind and fears about the future
- guilt about what you might have done to cause the blindness
- sadness, helplessness, or no feelings at all (depression)
- anger at what has happened
- loneliness
- shame because your child is 0 disabled
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