![]() ![]() He also gave Bigley his first post-bear assistive tech: a talking watch, so that when he awoke he would know whether it was day or night. We call ourselves a Tribe of Two.” While he was there, Hagmeier taught Bigley’s friends how to physically lead a blind person without stepping on their dignity (you don’t grab them and steer, they take your elbow and follow). Although it took awhile to sink in, Hagmeier was the only person who could credibly tell him it would all be OK: “Here was someone, the only person in the world, in fact, who really understood what I was going through. “To have Lee there meant a lot to me,” Bigley remem-bers. ![]() became a runner and kayaker and enjoyed a long career and happy marriage. Ask Bigley, though, and he will tell you that, second only to Amber and his kids, the luckiest unlucky man in Alaska has been most powerfully supported and lifted and shaped by community. ![]()
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