2007-03-12 13:59:59 · 11 answers · asked by sooz 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Television
In 1879, Mary suffered a stroke and lost her eyesight. In that same year the Ingalls family made their final move when Aunt Docia from the Big Woods arrived and offered Pa a job as a railroad manager in Dakota Territory.
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In 1882, when Laura was fifteen, she became a school teacher. Laura did this to earn money for her sister Mary's college education. At the time, Mary became blind due to Scarlet Fever and was attending Iowa College for the Blind. Laura started teaching during winter term.
2007-03-12 14:03:12 · answer #1 · answered by Joe D 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't remember what happened in the TV show, but you can read about it in the book "By the Shores of Silver Lake".
In reality, she had a disease which caused the blindness in her eyes.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Ingalls
The episode is "I'll be waving as you drive away" Episode 87 in Season 4. http://littlehouse.sphosting.com/season4.html
2007-03-12 14:13:34 · answer #2 · answered by Searcher 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
She came down with Scarlet fever an extereme case of strep throat.
2007-03-12 17:37:30 · answer #3 · answered by gr8ful4mel 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
read the books, she goes blind by scarlette fever
2007-03-12 14:02:30 · answer #4 · answered by Dodge's lil girl 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
she became blind by having "scarlet fever, "a severe case of the measles, and a stroke".
2007-03-12 14:04:19 · answer #5 · answered by tisha 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
well i know in the book she had some kind of fever that spread to her eyes.
2007-03-12 14:27:46 · answer #6 · answered by Michelle 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
She got sick I think with a high fever.
2007-03-12 14:02:53 · answer #7 · answered by revieskid 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
she had a disease that slowly took away her eyesight
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2007-03-12 14:02:08 · answer #8 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
she was messin around wit dees punks and one of em ***** slapped the ho and now she blind.
2007-03-12 14:03:01 · answer #9 · answered by Dalia 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
she had scarlet fever when she was younger
2007-03-12 14:02:34 · answer #10 · answered by epbr123 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋