Almost two million people in the UK are living with sight loss that has a significant impact on their daily lives. Of those, around 180,000 rarely leave their homes alone and lead lonely, isolated lives. Guide Dogs works for a world where people with sight loss are never left out of life, for a world where being blind or partially sighted is not what defines you. A world with enough support to make the challenges of sight loss no barrier to fulfilling hopes and dreams.  Although I live with significant sight loss I don't let it stop me nor define me.  In early February 2009   Following significant brain trauma in 2003 and 2008 and extensive investigations and consultations with doctors I drove myself to Edinburgh airport to board a flight to Bristol for life saving/changing brain surgery.  read my story by copying and pasting the link below. 

Human Race: A will of iron (runnersworld.com)