Janice DeBlois’ perseverance and concentration on Tony’s abilities, rather than disabilities, opened up the world for him. Dr. Darold Treffert, a Wisconsin psychiatrist, has said, “In my search to better understand savant syndrome, it is from people like Tony and his mom that I’ve learned about matters of the heart, as well as workings of the mind.” Jack Thomas, a reporter for the Boston Globe, once asked Tony, “What do you think about when you sing ‘Blue Skies’? Because, after all, you’ve never seen a blue sky.” Tony replied, “I think about sunshine.” “But you’ve never seen sunshine.”