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A 34-year-old visually impaired man, Alexander Williams, who tragically lost his sight at age 12, says there is light at the end of the tunnel for the visually impaired persons through hard work.He was speaking on Joy FM’s Ultimate Health Programme, Tuesday.Speaking on the topic “Lightening up the Darkness of the Blind,” Mr. Williams told the host of the programme, Nortey Dua, it takes determination and hard work for a visually impaired person to locate the light of life in the midst of darkness and walk in it.This determination, he said, will help reduce socio-economic burdens on both their families and the society at large.He cautioned that everyone is prone to blindness and people must be physically and psychologically prepared to face a situation of that kind should it occur to them.He admitted the visually impaired are facing some challenges but was quick to add there are several successful stories that can be derived from lives of the few successful ones to inculcate the spirit of hard work in those who feel that all hope is lost.He believed he is one of the few visually impaired heroes alive, in spite of the difficulties, saying, “getting blind has really opened my eyes and I can boldly see in the dark with my eyes wide shut.”Narrating how he became blind and how he made it in life, he said he became partially blind at age eight and totally blind at age 12 years.“This did not discourage me from becoming what I wanted to be in life because I was determined to do what other children without the challenge were able to do and this, I refused to fail,” he said.A product of the University of Cape Coast, Mr. Alexander Williams, said he never took his lectures and studies for granted during his days in school and that has contributed to his success today.
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