#149. What is it like to choose hope in the dark? To face the grief of losing your sight?

This is The Silent Why, a podcast on a mission to explore grief, asking if hope can be found in 101 different types of permanent loss.

Loss #66 of 101: Loss of eyesight

In this episode, we spoke to Yahya Pandor from Wiltshire, England, an advocate for the blind, para-athlete (runner), qualified counsellor, and World Record holder.

Yahya lost his eyesight in 2021 at the age of 25 years old, due to a combination of Macular Degeneration and Toxoplasmosis. In just 10 months, he went from enjoying life with vision, to finding his way in a dark world.

Yahya shared the unique challenges of being blind, what this kind of grief was like for him, what he misses most, and what sighted people probably take for granted the most.
 
For more about Yahya, visit:
https://www.instagram.com/yahyapandor94
https://www.insight-counselling.org
https://www.youtube.com/@the_blind_runner
https://www.tiktok.com/@isapandor 

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