There is hope

for retinitis pigmentosa patients: Breaking News from the Foundation Fighting Blindness

This is good news. Although any "cure" may not be able to reach my father regionally or timely in the near future, I am happy for all sufferers of this genetic disease.

It's so devastasting to know that a non-curable disease is creeping up on you progressively, making you blind one day. At least, they now have hope.

But I will not let my father know about this as the news would cause him more harm than good; a simple case of so near yet so far. I can imagine how he feels at his age and in his condition. During my bad times, I feel so sad ......