Benny developed Macular Degeneration in the last five years. As her vision loss increased, Benny gave up many things. Then she decided to get help and came to the Lighthouse for our Independent Living Skills Program. Since her training, Benny is back to reading, cooking, or doing many things she enjoys—she has returned to living her life with purpose and independence.
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Abigail was born three months prematurely, so her first months were a blur of stress, worry, uncertainty, and intense hope for her family. Abigail experienced many complications that came from arriving so early. One of those complications, retinopathy of prematurity, caused her to lose the vision completely in one eye and it permanently damaged the other.
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Joann had Macular Degeneration for many years, then almost overnight, she lost the ability to read, see faces, and do many things she needed to do. She also began knocking over things, tripping, and losing her balance. Then she came to the Lighthouse.
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Randy is a personable, hardworking, responsible, and pro-active person, who happens to have severely impaired vision. He took LVIB’s Independent Living Skills Program to regain his confidence and sense of well-being.
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Olive turned two years old this year. She has a happy smile that can light up a room. She also has a sad face that can melt your heart. She has a giggle that is guaranteed to make you want to join in the fun and a grumble that lets you know it’s time to give her some space. Olive became a Lighthouse client in February 2017.
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Reagan, age 3 and Kennedy, age 2, are baby sisters who share many things. One is the fact that they’re having happy, active lives, and another is a congenital vision impairment called Lebers Congenital Amaurosis.
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Danny is a 17-year-old young man who began participating in the Lighthouse Teen School to Work Transition Program 3 years ago. Danny has made huge strides and Lighthouse staff are so proud of the successes he has had.
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Gigi is a 15-year-old student in the Teen’s Pre-Employment Transition Program. When Gigi entered the program last fall, like many teens, she was more interested in keeping her headphones on and listening to music. However, in the transition program, one of our goals is to help our teens make new friends and learn valuable social skills, which they will use for the rest of their lives.
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Heather is an articulate individual, who you might not believe is blind. She has led a very independent life until she experienced a severe loss of vision. That’s why she came to the Lighthouse.
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John, a retired U.S. Army Major, recently received Lighthouse services. When John first came to the Lighthouse, he felt that there was nothing he could learn because of his vision impairment. Then John met his instructor who was also visually impaired.
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