Leaves of change: Blind, autistic woman rakes yards to help pay for dental work
By Chelsi Moy © The Missoulian, Missoula, Montana — For most people, raking leaves is just another household chore. Heather Stone, on the other hand, genuinely enjoys the work. Lately, she’s been enjoying it a lot, in fact, raking upward of three lawns each week, sometimes well past dark, in exchange for a couple of bucks or a hot meal. But despite her cheery demeanor, Stone probably has more reasons to hate raking leaves than anyone. Stone, 33, is blind and autistic, and in recent weeks has used leaf raking as a way to earn enough money to go somewhere she absolutely despises: the dentist…. READ ARTICLE