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The Story of My Life

by Helen Keller

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The Story of My Life

Helen Keller's last memory before her illness includes hearing a robin's song and seeing shadows of leaves. After her illness, she remembered learning the word "water" and continued to say "wah-wah"...

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Helen Keller was understandably frustrated, angry, and depressed before Anne Sullivan arrived to help her.  Unable to communicate with those in the world around her, she felt imprisoned. ...

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The Story of My Life

Helen Keller was born in 1880 in Alabama as a healthy baby but became deaf and blind at 19 months due to an illness, likely scarlet fever or meningitis. Despite the challenges posed by her...

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