Music Education Major Living With Congenital Nystagmus | Dancing Eyes Podcast #12 - Alyssa

Alyssa is a freshman in college and was born with congenital nystagmus. She is currently in school for music education and she enjoys opera and musical theater.
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
0:45 Intro/ Alyssa backstory
6:35 Alyssa’s dad has Nystagmus
9:00 Support/ help from friends,
11:00 Alyssa drives
19:15 How much does Nystagmus affect your life?
26:50 Having a laugh at yourself can be beneficial
31:15 Nystagmus contributing to being a more empathetic person
33:20 Sunglasses talk, lenses vs glasses
39:00 Null point talk/ corrective surgery
43:00 What makes the shaking in your eyes worse?
47:20 Benefit of having a parent with Nystagmus
48:30 As a baby, doctors told Alyssa parents that she would be blind
50:00 Accommodations in school
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Thank you for watching. I hope everyone enjoys!

[@myhippieheart]

Excellent episode! Really good suggestions for parents. Thank you Frankie.

[@rlifshotz]

What a nice exchange! Thanks for sharing 🙏 Did Alyssa know Frankie’s grandfather was a Music Ed major too?

[@DancingEyesPodcast]

Thank you! No, I didn't even think to tell her that at the time haha

[@wesleymacdonald2731]

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