[rchowe]

This happened to my grandmother during the end of her life. Most people don't realize that many blind people retain some sort of vision or light perception.

- If you write her letters or need to write anything on paper for her, buy some black roller-ball or gel pens from an office supply store, ideally the 1 mm stroke width ones. These were as good as the pens we got from the eye doctor. - Libraries often have resources for the blind or hard of vision (large print books, audiobooks, audioplayers with analog controls). HN tends to go for technical solutions but it's really up to the person using the solutions what they are most comfortable with. - Your local society for the blind has people who have been through this before, which is important both for your mother but for your mental health as a caretaker.