Elsie Keim is holding down the fort. she's the only one around to keep things running smoothly. This despite the fact that that no one seems to see her as a capable woman - all they see is the thick lenses of her glasses. Those glasses serve as a constant reminder that Elsie is slowly going blind. Elsie knows there's much more her to her than her disease. That's why when new neighbour Landon Troyer shows some interest in her, she doesn't want anything to disrupt her new romance - even if it means keeping her disease a secret.