Unblinded: One Man's Courageous Journey Through Darkness to Sight

Unblinded: One Man's Courageous Journey Through Darkness to Sight

by Traci Medford-Rosow, Kevin Coughlin
Unblinded: One Man's Courageous Journey Through Darkness to Sight

Unblinded: One Man's Courageous Journey Through Darkness to Sight

by Traci Medford-Rosow, Kevin Coughlin

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Overview

Unblinded is the true story of New Yorker Kevin Coughlin, who became blind at age thirty-six due to a rare genetic disorder known as Leber’s Hereditary Optic Neuropathy. Twenty years later, without medical intervention, Kevin’s sight miraculously started to return. He is the only known person in the world who has experienced a spontaneous, non-medically assisted, regeneration of the optic nerve. Unblinded follows Kevin’s descent into darkness, and his unexplained reemergence to sight.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781683507826
Publisher: Morgan James Publishing
Publication date: 04/10/2018
Pages: 222
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

Traci Medford-Rosow is the award-winning author of bestseller Inflection Point: War and Sacrifice in Corporate America. She is also the author of Data Exclusivity: Encouraging Development of New Medicines, as well as numerous op-eds published by Pharmaceutical Executive on key pharmaceutical issues. Traci is a partner in the New York City law firm Richardson & Rosow. Previously, she worked at Pfizer for thirty years as Senior Vice President and Chief Intellectual Property Counsel, Global Head of IP Litigation, and General Counsel of Europe. She is the founder of The College Education Milestone Foundation, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to helping high-performing students attend college. Traci lives in New York City and Mahopac, New York with her husband. They have two adult children.

Kevin Coughlin has appeared on numerous radio and TV shows. He inspired a CNN story chronicling his experience living as a blind person in New York City, which was instrumental in establishing New York City’s first blind advocacy program. His story, Blind Injustice, was featured on the CBS evening news. He lives in New York City with his beloved dog, Elias.

Table of Contents

Prologue xv

Part 1 Descent Into Darkness 1

Chapter 1 Blue Eyes 3

Chapter 2 Liquid Confidence 10

Chapter 3 Dart Boards 18

Chapter 4 Dashed Hopes 22

Chapter 5 ABV 25

Chapter 6 Seeking Support 30

Chapter 7 Blind Man's Bluff 35

Chapter 8 Shattered Beauty 40

Chapter 9 Finding Faith 45

Chapter 10 Brave New World 48

Chapter 11 A New Angle 52

Chapter 12 Les 58

Chapter 13 Wardrobe Madness 62

Chapter 14 Lost and Found 67

Chapter 15 Rugged Ruger 71

Chapter 16 Pencil Man 78

Chapter 17 Bent Knees 82

Chapter 18 The Bowery 85

Part 2 Amazing Grace 93

Chapter 19 Angels Among Us 94

Chapter 20 Blind Injustice 98

Chapter 21 Random Acts of Kindness 102

Chapter 22 Words 106

Chapter 23 Bumper Cars 109

Chapter 24 The Christmas Present 113

Chapter 25 Au Revoir, Ruger 118

Chapter 26 Soufflé and Elias 124

Chapter 27 Crossing Bridges 131

Chapter 28 Itchy Feet 137

Chapter 29 Cheryl's Prayer 142

Chapter 30 One Last Kiss 147

Chapter 31 In Focus 153

Chapter 32 Snowfall 156

Chapter 33 The Yellow Cab 160

Epilogue 163

Kevin Today 167

Appendix A Kevin's Journal 168

Appendix B Prologue - Excerpt from Inflection Point 195

About the Authors 200

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