When Marion Sheppard was unable to see anything in her 40s, she cried. Wasn't it enough that she had 1 from being deaf since childhood? That struggle and the prejudice 2 with it didn't defeat her, but made her 3 .
Sheppard had always been an enthusiastic dancer since childhood, but now she was so scared that she 4 left her apartment. She was 5 about the way she would appear to the world. Hard as it was, Sheppard later 6 herself to go out.
At 61, Sheppard attended a camp organized by Visions for 7 people, where she taught her first dancing class. She made a(n) 8 to teach her class there after that, but she was refused. She soon 9 Visions to let her teach on a voluntary basis. About four years later, her classes were so 10 with people that Visions hired her to be on staff. Sheppard's students were mostly seniors whose eyesight had 11 as adults. With confidence-building praise, Sheppard also drilled (培训) dignity and independence into them. As a way to combine 12 with her faith, Sheppard 13 a group called The Blind Sisterhood. What is her 14 for maintaining both physical and mental health 15 life throws barrier at her? "Keep it moving!"
