When Sheppard began to go blind in her 40s, she cried. Hadn't she suffered too much since she became partly deaf as a child? That 1 had made her strong and determined.
"This isn't fair," she whispered. The doctors said she'd never regain her 2. Since childhood, Sheppard has always been a dancer. But she was so scared that she 3 left her apartment. She 4 about her appearance. She wondered, "What if people 5 me differently?"
However, several months later, Sheppard wanted to show her work still 6. As hard as it was, Sheppard forced herself to 7. She attended a party for people with sight problems, and was 8 to find they all sat, still and physically 9. "No!" she told herself. "That's not the way I want to live!" She pushed herself not to be 10.
Sheppard continued to work until her vision further 11 in her 50s. She kept dancing, just as her 12 since childhood had instructed her. Sheppard was 61 when she 13 a summer camp for the blind, where she taught line 14. Then, she was 15 to teach at a community center. Her classes proved to be so 16 that she was hired soon.
Sheppard taught over thirty students, most of whom were 17 whose eyesight had worsened. With 18, she equipped them with confidence and independence. These days, Sheppard 19 a light exercise class for those blind elders via conference call. As Sheppard says, "We may be blind, but we can make a 20.
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