[LonePalm]

My maternal grandfather went blind in his 70s. I was the only one of the grandchildren he ever got to see. He taught himself braille. And read close to a thousand books AFTER going blind.

He taught me to play chess on a braille chess board. I still have it. In high school I would play my friends blindfolded and clean their clocks. It ticked them off royally.

WWG1WGA

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

[Melian]

Your grandfather sounds like he was full of true grit.
And love for you.