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Going blind at 45: Finding purpose after darkness | Freddy Petrone | TEDxPortsmouth
TEDx Talksยท 2025-07-16 16:36
[Applause] [Music] [Applause] Seven years ago, when I was 45 years old, my vision started to play tricks on me. I figured it was just another side effect of my endstage alcoholism. I was already suffering from neuropathy, gout, hepatitis, and cerosis.As I made my way down to the eye doctors, I noticed a guy in the hallway and I said to my father, "Wow, imagine being that blind. He had one of these canes." So the doctor called me in and he said, "Pretty, I have great news." He said, "In regards to your visio ...