I WAS BLIND, BUT NOW I SEE
This is a true story of Clifton Savoy’s anguish and devastating struggles with depression, and he confesses, “who knows what else,” brought on by rapid loss of eye sight and the stark truth by the doctors, “We are trying to save what little sight you have left.” In just weeks and after a tenth surgery, the reality struck home—his sight wouldn’t improve, and he could continue to lose more without a miracle. Clifton expressed, “It was like being ‘in the valley of the shadow of death.’ He describes how he grasped for any life line—ANYTHING—to get out of that valley—to deal with the inescapable realities of progressive blindness and to match that visible impairment to live the long delayed plans after retirement like travel and his passion to write novels he’d started years prior. He questioned God, with respect to his experiences and service, and referred to specific Bible passages in the Old and New Testaments.
Light-hearted moments occur, even funny ones. Clifton recognizes miracles in the low times of his struggle. I Was Blind, But Now I See is an inspiring story, whose final chapter is yet to be written. … Readers will identify with the story—because it may describe also their own, or a friend’s, Walk through the Valley of the Shadow of Death.
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Reviews
“Ever experienced the dark days of depression, loneliness, and hopelessness? Be honest. We all have—perhaps even momentary suicidal thoughts. Clifton Savoy’s personal testimony, I Was Blind, But Now I See, helps us understand and deal with these darker times. Readers will identify with the range of emotions and the mental anguish he shares, as he walks in the Valley of the Shadow of Death—and discovers how to recenter his life, with a vision of bright days ahead.”
Bruce Bickley, Professor of English Emeritus, Florida State University
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