Rachael Steffens and Autumn Michaels aren’t your typical members of the high school band.
Rachael, who’s a senior, plays percussion, while Autumn, a freshman, plays the clarinet.
But without each other, this duo would have a much different high school experience.
That’s because Autumn is blind.
At just 7 months old, doctors discovered an inoperable brain tumor near Autumn’s optic nerves. With time, it grew. And when Autumn was only four years old, her parents, Jason and Angie Michaels, allowed doctors to remove their daughter’s optic nerves completely, along with additional parts of the tumor.
“Autumn, I’m sorry we have to do this,” Jason remembers telling his little girl. “You won’t be able to see.”
“It’s OK Daddy,” she responded. “God will see for me.”