Ben Underwood
I wrote this in early 2011, but I decided to update it by adding a few paragraphs, and I changed some dates that are more relevant to today. I wanted to share it again with everyone, because what Ben accomplished in his short time in this World should never ever be forgotten. Anyone who struggles with problems in this World, know what Ben Underwood was against. Yet Ben never complained, and never acted like he was different. Instead he uplifted everyones around him with his ability to refuse to be a victim.
by Chuck Ness
This is a story of a boy who lost his eyes to cancer at the young age of three, but you would never have known it if you had seen him riding his bike.
Ben Underwood was just a few weeks shy of his third birthday when his eyes were surgically removed because of retinal cancer. With his Mother pushing him to use the senses he still had in order to get around, Ben began learning to live like most blind individuals, but only until he started doing things that only sighted people can do.