retinitis_pigmentosa florescent light I spoke to someone on AOL who has this eye disease. It is genetic, the light-sensitive retina of the eye slowly and progressively degenerates, eventually causing blindness. he's had it since he was born ,now he is 15, he doesn't have much longer till he loses full vision. progressively this boys' options are decreasing- by not half, or even one quarter, but about 1/twentieth. I think the thing that would scare me the most about having such a handicap would be the loneliness. One major goal of my life is to find someone to share it with- if suddenly something were to happen- hit by a car, lose a leg/arm/eye/finger/ear/scar your face then options would be limited as far as finding, what I consider to be, the ideal romantic partner, as well as career and life opportunities. Do you think this boy will ever get married? How common are blind marriages? I do not know. Will he even be able to experiencethe feelings of being in love during his lifetime? Hopefully, however, he will experience a greater appreciation for life. He will experience life on a new level, one that isn't artificial- one that is raw. One more reminder of how fortunate we are to have what we have 010618 what's it to you? who go blather from