"I've gotten to know myself better"

"I've got to live. I can't merely exist."

"This can be a lonely business"

"None of us know our future"

"I didn't have to figure it out on my own"

"I don't want to give up"

"Not butterflies and rainbows. This is hard stuff."

"You tap into other things when you lose some vision"

"I had a lot of anger ... and learned to let that go"

"It's a work in progress"

"I think I can"

"I haven't given up"

"Makes me feel less isolated"

"I have to go on with my life"

"Having the courage to keep moving"

"The best thing I ever did"

"Doing things that scare me... because I want to live"

"I can make something out of what I have left"

"I'm not as scared"

"The hardest thing was adjusting to the loss"