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Molly Burke on what it's like to go blind

YouTuber and motivational speaker Molly Burke lost her vision at a young age after being diagnosed with a rare genetic eye disease—retinitis pigmentosa. Her blindness became a catalyst for creatively connecting with others online. Through her YouTube channel, she encourages viewers to see the “bright spots” of life. Watch her tell a story about overcoming loneliness through her first guide dog, Gypsy. “Unfiltered” is a video series of from The Lily and the Washington Post that asks YouTubers to share a story their followers haven’t heard before.

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11 Replies to “Molly Burke on what it's like to go blind”

  4. when I lost my first guy dog and I found out he was going to die I actually screamed and collapsed into the arms of the bed onto the floor and cried it was the worst thing that it ever happened to me and I had previously lost both my parents within two years and I didn’t react that way. I felt as if somebody had ripped my heart out and stomped on it. The only thing that slightly pulled me out of that with the fact that I had gotten a second guy died when my first one had retired and I was lucky he was there because I was truly alone at that point I have lost pets before but it was nothing like losing my guide dog. My first dog was literally my light that pulled me out of the darkness and the fear of losing my vision .

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