Personal Narrative: Amblyopia

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Have you ever experienced being blind? I have. I have Amblyopia. Amblyopia is when one eye can see better than the other. I used to wear an eye patch over my good eye to make my brain get used to my bad eye and make it see better. For fun, I put on two eye patches on either eye. So I was completely blind. During that experience, I felt vulnerable, I was scared, and I didn't like it. I felt vulnerable because, I thought that one of my brothers would scare me. I didn’t want that to happen to me. Imagine you not being able to see and somebody scaring you. I felt really scared I felt scared because anything could happen to me. Nobody was leading me around the house, it was just me. So, I was scared that I would bump into something and hurt myself. Like I said, I was also scared that I would get scared by my brother. …show more content…
I didn’t like the whole experience. If I would be blind, I would go crazy. I didn’t like it because it was a scary experience. I wouldn’t recommend trying out being blind to anybody unless they fully trust their brothers and sisters. Being blind is a hard thing to live with. I witnessed that first hand. Because I have Amblyopia. During that experience, I felt vulnerable, I was scared, and I didn't like

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