Realistic or Rose colored glasses?

I talked with my friend Mindy yesterday. She'd had her boss, who is Chinese, and married to a Dr. take a look at Chao's medical records. She said everything looked okay, that they said he was intelligent, but that he had eye problems (which we knew). I guess she has a special needs son, and so she was nicely trying to discourage us from Chao with his special needs.
I guess we're pretty hopeful about Chao's needs, like they won't be as bad as they could be. We do have to prepare for the worst, like blindness in the future possibly, but hope for the best, like exercises will cure it. I think we will have to be realistic about it, I think we are realistic about it, but who knows.