Breck Campbell is a native of Boonville, MO. She was the first child to parents that had no idea what they were doing. They do not give instruction manuals. Breck was born with Septo-Optic Dysplasia and had absolutely no vision since birth. This disability created challenges and struggles for Breck however you would never know by the smile on her face. Breck never let her diagnosis hinder her spirit or her desire to succeed, it did however, often leave her as an outsider. Breck graduated high school, went to college, and received two degrees only to be told, more suggested, this job is not for someone like you. Breck told me one time after a job interview “Dad, I could literally feel their faces drop when I walked in with my cane.” Discouraged Breck took the one outlet that she understood the best writing. She has always been a storyteller and could capture a moment better than most adults I encountered. Her mother and I suggested she tell her story. The story about the struggles with making friends and being bullied. Maybe by telling her story she could somehow heal. There is a lot of traumas in Elsie, trauma that Breck experienced firsthand, this opportunity allows Breck the opportunity to heal. While Breck is healing we hope that this book will help another person, adult or child, cope with bullying, isolation and generally just feeling left out.
