Helen Keller Helen Keller, born in 1880 was just like any other normal child. She had two loving parents that cared for her deeply. She was a bright glowing young baby, but at the age of eighteen months old she suffered an illness. The illness that Helen got was Scarlet Fever.(Howell 1) Helen got well after awhile and her parents suspected nothing. They thought that she had fully recovered. But from this illness arose problems. This tells how Helen Keller had to overcome the obstacles of being deaf, dumb, and blind. This tells the reader how Helen Keller was taught to communi¬ cate with others, and tell the various methods by which she was taught. It wi