I Know My Way Memoir: Always Remember to Color the Sky Blue - Hardcover

Marafito, Theresa; Odubayo Thompson, Linda

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1732209618 ISBN 13: 9781732209619

Publisher: Linda Odubayo Thompson, 2018

Synopsis

Who was Theresa Marafito?

Theresa Marafito, daughter of Irish immigrant parents, was born in 1933 in New York City, blind in one eye with partial vision in the other. She was a precocious child who wanted to appear "normal" to her peers and family, regardless of her disability. Her game was to be independent, not dependent and would rarely ask for help.

At nineteen she graduated magna cum laude with two master's degrees. Theresa and her husband Jerry, who was also visually impaired, would build a house on a shoestring budget and had two daughters; one who was also born visually impaired. Despite the laughter and happiness that was ever present in their home and business serving the public, Theresa's marriage was strong enough to endure one operation after another in a desperate attempt to keep her from becoming totally blind, plus the horror of watching her infant daughter's agony of being put under the knife.

In late 1986, Theresa's perfect world came to a crashing halt when her soul mate Jerry lost his life to cancer. She was so devastated that she poured her heart out on an old manual typewriter trying to capture all of her precious memories. It was after her very tragic death in 2008 that the notes were found and became the starting point of this memoir.

Reader Engagement: 396 pages with 55 photos to aid in your reading enjoyment

Contact Co-Author Linda Odubayo Thompson: linda@ghostbookwritergoldilocks.com

About this title

About the Author

Theresa Marafito graduated magna cum laude from Adelphi College, now a university with two Masters Degrees in History and Special Education. She would teach visually handicapped children prior to her marriage to her soul mate Jerry who was also Partially sighted. They would build a house of love together, raise two children, (the oldest visually impaired herself) and start a business serving the public that would endure over five decades. Theresa was born blind in one eye and had usable vision in the other. Her main focus was to be considered "normal," no different from anyone else. She had a lifelong fear of becoming totally blind and after every operation, and there were many, her fear became more pronounced. Still, she had a message to deliver in her memoir to those who are partially-sighted or totally blind. Theresa shows by example that with a little humor and a lot of "guts" nothing in life is impossible. Taking her message one step further, Theresa wanted to show those who are living with visually impaired family members that a normal daily life is indeed possible with some minor adaptations.

Review

This book changed my life

Edition details

• Publisher: Linda Odubayo Thompson
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1732209618
• ISBN 13: 9781732209619
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 398
• Editor: Odubayo Thompson Pedro