Blind for 38 years BUT NOBODY KNEW
When you keep something secret long enough, the fear of it unravelling can become all-consuming, especially when it comes to telling loved ones, as you worry about being embarrassed or causing immense upset. That’s why, for 38 years, I hid something so huge that people now struggle to comprehend how it went unnoticed, until a simple mistake at work forced me to admit the truth – that I’m almost completely blind.
When I was four, I was referred to an optometrist after failing an eye test and was diagnosed with Marfan syndrome, a genetic disorder of the connective tissue. It caused dislocation of my lenses, leaving me with damaged sight, so I was
