[blindkid] Ben Underwood dies at age 16

Carol Castellano blindchildren at verizon.net
Fri Jan 23 17:18:37 UTC 2009


Very sad.  Thanks for letting us know.
Carol

At 07:50 AM 1/23/2009, you wrote:
>http://www.ajc.com/services/content/health/stories/2009/01/22/echolocation_blind_teen.html
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>I realize not everyone agreed with Ben's decision not to use a cane; 
>as you may recall, retinoblastoma took his eyesight at a young age 
>and he relied on echolocation for mobility.
>
>However, it's very sad that his cancer came back and he passed away 
>earlier this week.
>
>Not sure if anyone heard... Link attached.
>
>Mindy Lipsey
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