- A 20-year-old teen who has been
struggling with tumour and blindness since tender age finally graduates
from a mainstream high school
-Jody Oliver was not born blind. Her blindness came as a result of tumour that she developed as she was growing up
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She has been on and off between school and hospitals, but persistent
and determined to finish school and become a teacher. Here is how she
made it through
She was not born
blind. Jody Oliver developed tumour, which eventually led to loss of
sight. Her blindness could have easily prevented her from going on with
education, much less to a mainstream school. But it didn't
Oliver, who is currently 20 years old, was
diagnosed with brain tumour in 2012. The disease was hidden and she only
learnt about it after the diagnosis.
"Initially I was suffering from severe
and explainable headaches. I went to see a doctor who told me it was
mere migraines. But I kept bumping into things," says Oliver.
She increasingly had sporadic loss of sight, so she decided to see an eye specialist who recommended that she wear glasses.
However, glasses did not help much. Oliver's illness got worse, forcing her to go to hospital for a major health check up.
"When
they examined me, they saw blood behind my eyes. It was also at this
point that I was diagnosed with brain tumour," says Oliver.
She went for her first operation, which was a success. Then a second operation was done to remove the brain tumour.
The second surgery left her completely blind and stopped her from going to school for a year, against her wish.
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