Our son John was 39 years old avid player, manager and umpire for softball. John was also a volunteer fireman (taking after his dad and many other family members, some paid, volunteer if not both). John had a heart of gold and also ran softball fundraisers for the families of two young boys accidentally hurt […]

In 2010 my glaucoma journey began when I was diagnosed with glaucoma after a pressure reading of 66 (normal is 10-21)! I have a variant of chronic angle-closure glaucoma, iridocorneal endothelial syndrome (ICE). Throughout the years, I have had several surgeries to lessen my vision loss. Most were glaucoma surgeries until recently when I had […]

On July 10th of 2018, our family’s world tilted on its axis and dumped us into the dark chasm of unanticipated grief. My husband, John, was a perfectly healthy 59-year-old man—we were looking forward to empty nest take 2, retirement, mini-adventures over the weekends. He loved us so well. One of the things I always […]

When I was 26, I conceived Zoey Angel. Her name Zoey is Greek for life-giving, and Angel was the logical choice to follow that first name. She was indeed my life-giving angel as she gave me purpose in life and changed me. The night after her suicide, there was a call from a SC number. […]

Sam was the oldest of our three boys.  He was always the quiet one.  He would have his head in a book or two, reading all the time.  A good fantasy story or a Star Wars game was never too good not to introduce to his brothers.  He valued three things above:  His family, his […]

Isreal Tomas Reynero was my son out of 3 boys he was my middle child age 22 years old. He was a handsome boy he loved his family very much and his job he had for 4 years, Isreal had been working since he was 7. We struggled so much we were homeless so he […]

On 12/10/24, my husband of 20 years passed away unexpectedly from multiple clots in his lungs. I never thought I would lose him that day but things were in motion beyond my control. After the worst night of my life, I got a call from a Miracles In Sight team member, the next morning. She […]

My name is Lynn Neillie and I have 20/20 eyesight–as a 68 year old! But prior to 2017, that was not my situation. I had Fuch’s Dystrophy, a condition that would eventually cause diminishing (think grey, foggy) then zero eyesight—without a cornea transplant. Thankfully, I have had two wonderful doctors who knew the diagnosis of […]

Our 26 year old son, Caleb, was an organ donor. He suffered a cardiac arrest as a result of a fall brought on by a grand mal seizure. His anatomical gifts included heart, lungs. kidneys and liver. When we received the Miracles In Sight blanket, we were made aware that his eyes were also making […]