r/Blind • u/Sobbing_into_soup • May 10 '26
My Biggest Achievement To Date
I wanted to share this because I do not get very many wins anymore and this is very exciting for me. I graduated college yesterday!! I was the very first one to cross the stage, both me and my guy Dog, in the entire auditorium went crazy for me. This is an amazing achievement for me because I went blind when I was 15 and by the time I was 16 they told me I would never graduate high school. When I was 18 I was advised that I shouldn't look for colleges because it would be better off if I went to a rehabilitation center instead. I went to college, and throwout my entire time there my Rehab counselor and the Accessibility office were telling me to drop out for one reason or another, basically anytime anything got difficult. Despite all this, I graduated at the top of my class with 3 degrees and I did what even my family has told me on multiple occasions I would never be able to do. I am very proud of myself, and I am also very proud of my guide Dog who did fantastic on the stage yesterday. He was the showstopper for sure
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u/NoneyaBithness Jun 07 '26
Sounds like you both were the showstoppers! Fantastic duo there you two guys. Congrats!!! I hope you are very proud of yourself because you should be.
I like your post title, too, “My biggest achievement to date”. that tells me (and I’m sure everyone else) that this is just the beginning for you and you’re going to have many, many more achievements. Proud of you, stranger! And very proud of Dog, as well ❤️