[to Doc Baker about Mary] I don't know what to do anymore. She says she's a burden to us and she hates it. I tell her it isn't true, but it just doesn't do any good.
This might sound harsh, Caroline, but I think you're trying to do too much. She has to learn to do for herself, if she's to have any kind of life.
But she can't do for herself, Doc. We have to take care of her.
Do too much and she'll retreat to bed, and she'll stay there. I haven't been trained in caring for the blind, and neither have you. She needs the help of people who have.
Well, where do we find those people?
There's schools for the blind. The nearest and one of the best is in Burton, Iowa.
That's so far away! No, she needs her family.
Caroline, she's living in fear and resentment. With the proper help and training, she'll be a different person.
The doctor's right, Caroline. Can you contact them for us?
Certainly. Believe me, Caroline, it's what's best for Mary.
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