The topics in this discussion are an interesting account of Michael May\'s becom

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The topics in this discussion are an interesting account of Michael May's becoming sighted after being Blind most of his life:

"At the age of 45, Michael May, who had been blind since childhood, was given the possibility of sight through a revolutionary stem-cell transplant surgery. Author Robert Kurson has documented May's experiences regaining his sight in a new book, Crashing Through: A True Story of Risk, Adventure, and the Man Who Dared to See."

I am sure you will have many views and opinions on this book. Please listen to the live-stream and submit your comments (Submission) and reply to another student's opinion. Click on the link below for Crashing Through and it will take you to the article in www.npr.org: Crashing Through' from Blindness to Sight Note: You may have to copy and paste this link in your browser.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=10382528

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Michael May is a blessed person. He has seen the best of both the worlds- with vision and without vision. For a normal healthy human being with working visual sense, it is difficult to accept that a person without vision can feel, sense and think happily. Michael May is a true example of a person with different abilities to overcome the challenges of life and emerge as a winner. The infant, devoid of language, does experience the world around him and stores the same in his memory. In the same manner May sets an example of a person, though being blind, took the challenge that life threw towards him and emerged as a winner.

Robert Kurson has very aptly narrated the story of May. Kurson’s narration is fast paced and full throttle. He inspires through his narration when May’s vision did not return in the way it was expected to be. Though there are some sections in the narrative that slow down the pace and seem out of context, yet the whole narration is gripping.

Despite being gripping, the only drawback of the narrative is May’s attraction towards beautiful women, not once but many a times.

The way Kurson has written this narrative is smooth and flowy and his style of writing is incredible.

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