Image shows Janell Groskreutz at 16, standing next to a friend. Both are dressed in white high school cheerleader uniforms with a white skirt with red trim. Janell, on the left, is holding red and white pom poms and has a red bow in her hair. Both girls are smiling in this posed photo.

Playing the Part: An Adolescent Teen Trying to Fit in While Dealing With Her Ongoing Vision Loss

In “Playing the Part: An Adolescent Teen Trying to Fit in While Dealing With Her Ongoing Vision Loss,” Janell Groskreutz writes about her adolescent years and the challenge of trying to fit in as a high school freshman while dealing with the effects of juvenile macular degeneration.