{"product_id":"i-was-blind-but-now-i-can-see-book-vendon-wright-9781420891010","title":"I Was Blind But Now I Can See","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"Section1\"\u003e \u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 45.95pt; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt\"\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eWhen I was six years old I started wearing glasses to correct my short sight. My perception of my low vision changed when I was twenty years old and found out that my brother had suddenly gone blind. He was told that he was suffering from Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP), a disorder that slowly destroys the pigment cells in the eyes. There are three different strains of RP and the one my brother has runs in the male line of a family. So far, there are no known cures. My brother's eyes deteriorated quickly which confused us all. I soon became curious and convinced myself to attend an eye appointment to determine whether there was more wrong with my eyes than just being short-sighted. At the age of twenty-one I was also diagnosed with RP. Since then I have been slowly going blind, not knowing when my world would finally fade away forever. Finally at the age of twenty-eight I was also registered blind. Then to everyone's surprise, my sister was registered blind two years later.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 45.95pt; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt\"\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eDespite the problems it has caused me, I have managed to keep a positive attitude towards life. I hold a 4th degree black belt in Taekwondo and I was the first registered blind person in England to achieve this level of excellence. After studying Taekwondo for over twenty years, I now teach many classes of my own. At present I have twenty Black Belts.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: #39;#39;Times New Roman#39;#39;; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"PAGE-BREAK-BEFORE: always; mso-break-type: section-break\" clear=\"all\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cp class=\"MsoBodyTextIndent\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal\"\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e               The inspiration to write a book came from persistently helping my friends with their problems. Now I would like to help other people by passing on my strengths. The story of my life could be used as a motivational tool for other people as it shows how to cope with a wide range of emotions. There are many visually impaired people who could benefit. The positive thinking market could also find my book useful as it shows a positive way of coping with the challenges of life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49622857056529,"sku":"GOR011251480","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51305229680913,"sku":"NIN9781420891010","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52336367206673,"sku":"NLS9781420891010","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1420891014.jpg?v=1751403585","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/i-was-blind-but-now-i-can-see-book-vendon-wright-9781420891010","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}