It’s normal to think about blindness as a personal condition. After all, it’s easiest to imagine how it would affect your life. But for Surajkali, blindness stole not just her independence, but her 10-year old grandson’s, too. Surajkali is 65 and from India. She lives in Rurwahar Village in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. Her husband is a… Continue reading Her blindness was destroying two lives…
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A woman’s wish to see her family happy comes true!
Maya suffered with cataracts for a year, to the point that she was forced to stop doing the things she loved, like making garlands in her free time and spending time with her family. Eventually, she was forced to stop working too. This wasn’t just difficult for Maya. Her whole family works as daily wage labourers on a farm in… Continue reading A woman’s wish to see her family happy comes true!
Sight restored is like being born again
Today we want to tell you the story of Jay, a 60-year-old man living in Lalitpur, Nepal with his wife and children. Jay and his family are poor, and they live in a small cottage. He does some farming and he owns a small shop. Over time, Jay’s vision started to fade. He and his family… Continue reading Sight restored is like being born again
The magical Gift of Sight!
Kamlesh and Nanalal are brothers. Kamlesh is 10 years old and Nanalal is just seven years old. They live in a small house with their grandfather, mother and three other siblings in a village in India’s Udaipur district. At a young age, both boys had severe visual impairment, to the point that they would often fall, bump into things and into… Continue reading The magical Gift of Sight!