Jamey Dougall, the man below wearing unique glasses, was born 36 years ago in Omaha. Early on, he had detached retinas in both eyes and went through 36 surgeries in multiple hospitals.
Despite those hurdles, he lived a moderately normal life with a supportive family, good friends and caring teachers.
Normalcy was important, so he learned Braille and used other adaptive tools at school. He even competed and tried to do what other kids were doing.
That’s not easy when all odds prohibit your eyesight. “To be honest, I had my guard up because I didn’t know what to do,” Jamey told me last Saturday night at Memorial Stadium.