Show Notes for Episode 9. after being totally blind for 43 years, these are the people who enriched my life as a result of new vision surgeries This episode draws on key people’s voices from the 2001 award winning BBC documentary, The Man Who Learnt to See. Here is a link to a folder with the full documentary and the Dateline NBC piece. https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/weu9l3z126pyba2geoqyp/AGHgDDwE82g0gKi_qb73n5M?rlkey=2kscvswhzj1h55qmdkz2pdlac&dl=0 In this episode, You will hear the voices of Dr. Dan Goodman, Dr. Ione Fine, Robert Kurson, Bruce Ruben, Sara Beck and more. The full story of Mike May’s life and new vision can be read in Robert Kurson’s bestselling book, Crashing Through. http://www.crashingthrough.com There is a portion of the song Here Right Now from the musical Ghost and the episode ends with the full version of Crashing Through by Sara Beck. https://sarabeck.net/ The episode photo is of Mike catching a ball in the air. More photos of Mike throughout his life can be seen here: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/5wjc81t3bi07mtflocw19/APztNsZXXFKZxrbr_fzSgQs?rlkey=yv6qeaz4o9r52zq060zkfb9dd&dl=0 The People Make the Places podcast shares the complexity of traveling, especially as a blind person, something from which everyone can benefit. Here are some links with more content about Mike May and friends. http://crashingthrough.com/the-people-make-the-places-mike-may-and-friends/ For additional stories about blind travel and the opportunity for related grants, check out, https://www.blindtravel.org/