Personal Narrative: Primary Congenital Glaucoma

An anonymous philosopher once stated, “The world is obscure to a blind man’s perspective.” Greetings fellow reader, I am Kenneth, a 20-year-old college student who was diagnosed with Primary Congenital Glaucoma (PCG), which gradually developed from my birth (congenital) until adolescence. According to WebMD, “Glaucoma refers to a group of diseases in which there is permanent and characteristic damage to the optic nerve, which is usually associated with abnormally high intraocular pressure” (Kozarsky, 2014). While the notion of blindness may allow trepidation to stream up one’s veins through their spine, it is not as murky and eerie as deficiently thought-out. (Question 1).
To introduce, I will debunk the worldview notion, that those who are
Due to my visual impairment, my family, my friends, even my soulmate, all have unrecognizable and obscure visual features. I have to be very attentive to detail when it comes to recognizing others. Sometimes, even when I listen to my family play, and socialize, I immensely attempt to swallow back the enormous lump developed in my throat and blink back the tears even though I am happy to at least hear them. Honestly, it is unbearable to realize that, evidently, I will never be able to observe my fellow friends and family progress as time ascends (Question 4). However, I must remain grateful and thank God for whatever he has done for me, because according to blog-writer, Cristina Hartmann, “It's the change that's the hard part, not the vision loss itself. People born blind don't need to struggle with this aspect; people like me who lose their sight later in life do” (Hartmann,
Conversely, this assignment allowed me to participate in tediously understanding the perspective of a blind man. Envisioning myself suffering PCG through their daily routine, profession, difficulties allows me to enable mindfulness towards others. This lead to an open-minded realization of correcting my attitude and communication towards others who are continuously discriminated in this ‘free’ nation. Being blessed with abundance and all my five senses, I have altered my communication skills towards those who are diagnosed with a disability and circumstance of obesity, same-sex-relationships, etc. While I did not discuss those previous topics, they all are comparable because all of those people feel as an anomaly. Nevertheless, all who are blessed (and do not take it for granted) must be mindful to all those who they assume to be an anomaly within their