On December 15, 2020, I experienced a spontaneous tear of the retina in my left eye.

I had a second retina detachment surgery in December that changed my life forever.

The program is designed to help individuals and their caregivers to overcome and grow through the life-altering experience of vision loss.

The life-saving measures performed to keep me alive conjointly caused retinal detachments in both my eyes.

I’ve had about 5 surgeries in the span of 2 years to try and save my left eye

I had central retinal artery occlusion on the 9th of December 2021, which took almost 90% percent of my vision in my right eye.

HOWEVER! The point of sharing my story is I WILL NEVER GIVE UP! As many times a day as I want to, I will never.

Ten days and many tests and procedures later, it was determined that I had suffered a retinal occlusion.

Thus, I learned to drive, and live with one eye. Both my balance and depth perception is off, which makes it more difficult.

"I often tell myself that the worst is behind me and that the best is yet to come, and I believe it! Despite everything, I keep smiling."

Growing up with a blind eye was hard.