Word: fibroplasia
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Pamela Coffey was born three months prematurely, weighed only 2 Ibs. 2 oz. Overdosed with oxygen, she became a victim of retrolental fibroplasia, which damaged the retinas of thousands of U.S. premature babies before doctors reported the cause (TIME, Sept. 28, 1953). When Pamela's father, an Internal Revenue Service regional chief, was transferred to Atlanta, Bob Hogg's group sent a special teacher to help the Coffeys avoid the debilitating kindness that can stunt a blind child's spirit even more than its physical handicap. At home, Pamela was taught to dress herself and brush...