elpless　burden　on　everyone　around　her。　“How　could　this　have　happened　to　me？”　she　would　plead；　her　heart　knotted　with　anger。

But　no　matter　how　much　she　cried　or　ranted　or　prayed；　she　knew　the　painful　truth　her　sight　was　never　going　to　return。　A　cloud　of　depression　hung　over　Susan’s　once　optimistic　spirit。　Just　getting　through　each　day　was　an　exercise　in　frustration　and　exhaustion。　And　all　she　had　to　cling　to　was　her　husband　Mark。

Mark　was　an　Air　Force　officer　and　he　loved　Susan　with　all　of　his　heart。　When　she　first　lost　her　sight；　he　watched　her　sink　into　despair　and　was　determined　to　help　his　wife　gain　the　strength　and　confidence　she　needed　to　bee　independent　again。　Mark’s　military　background　had　trained　him　well　to　deal　with　sensitive　situations；　and　yet　he　knew　this　was　the　most　difficult　battle　he　would　ever　face。

Finally；　Susan　felt　ready　to　return　to　her　job；　but　how　would　she　get　there？　She　used　to　take　the　bus；　but　was　now　too　frightened　to　get　around　the　city　by　herself。　Mark　volunteered　to　drive　her　to　work　each　day；　even　though　they　worked　at　opposite　ends　of　the　city。

At　first；　this　forted　Susan　and　fulfilled　Mark’s　need　to　protect　his　sightless　wife　who　was　so　insecure　about　performing　the　slightest　task。　Soon；　however；　Mark　realized　that　this　arrangement　wasn’t　working—it　was　hectic2；　and　costly。　Susan　is　going　to　have　to　start　taking　the　bus　again；　he　admitted　to　himself。　But　just　the　thought　of　mentioning　it　to　her　made　him　cringe。　S