Cindy, I am blind because I was born with cataracts. I passed that onto my son Andrew. He's almost three, so in the next year I will start teaching him Braille. My husband and our other son, Jacob, are both sighted. Jacob will be in kindergarten next fall, and he is already starting to spell small words, and he can count almost to twenty. He's a smart kid. Yes, some forms of blindness are hereditary, and I have a 50% chance of having another blind child. No, you're not asking questions that are too personal for me. Kasondra Payne -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.362 / Virus Database: 267.13.4/175 - Release Date: 11/18/2005 To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.