She and cathryn carroll tell the story of her heroic struggle and cultural odyssey in orchid of the bayou a deaf woman faces blindness by this time mama knew i was not right fischer says of her early childhood she knew the real words for not right too though she never said those words i was deaf and dumb. Orchid of the bayou a deaf woman faces blindness by cathryn carroll and catherine hoffpauir fischer wash ington dc gallaudet university press 2001 xvi 253 pp i enjoyed reading orchid of the bayou and learned a great deal from it this book is more than an account of a deaf per son growing up in acadiana it depicts the . Orchid of the bayou a deaf woman faces blindness cathryn carroll author catherine hoffpauir fischer joint author orchid of the bayou a deaf woman faces blindness buy this book. Upon discovering that she suffered from usher syndrome a genetic condition that causes both deafness and blindness however fischer began an unlikely journey toward reclaiming her heritage she and cathryn carroll tell the story of her heroic struggle and cultural odyssey in orchid of the bayou a deaf woman faces blindness. She and cathryn carroll tell the story of her heroic struggle and cultural odyssey in orchid of the bayou a deaf woman faces blindness by this time mama knew i was not right fischer says of her early childhood she knew the real words for not right too though she never said those words i was deaf and dumb