Here’s an inspiring story about overcoming seemingly impossible odds to continue to do what you’re passionate about, despite the obstacles life puts in your way.
13 years ago, a teenager in BC was sitting in the middle of history class, when all of a sudden, he couldn’t see.
He was blind, just like that.This young man ended up being diagnosed with a rare DNA mutation that blocks 98% of his vision.
After conning to terms with his new reality, his first thoughts were about how he might possibly continue on doing what he was focused on the most on at that point in his life, skateboarding
Thanks to muscle memory, he could still ride. However, he naturally felt timid at first about not being able to see where he was going.
He would picked himself up after every fall and he eventually learned how to feel around the space he was set to skate with his hands or his cane, and walk the route before hand.
These days, he tours all over North America as a sponsored skateboarder known as TBK or “The Blind Kid”.
He also works as a motivational speaker in schools and raises money to donate iPads with accessibility software to children with vision loss.
You can learn more about this inspiring guy through his website