Retinitis Pigmentosa is a disease that pretty much breaks down the cells in my retina causing a combination of both tunnel vision and night blindness. It is a progressive disease as I learned from my eye doctors. The doctors told me, “The question isn’t if you will go completely blind one day, but when.” 

 

Even with this extra bump in the road I never allowed this to hold me down. Throughout high school I participated in various sports such as Wrestling, track, and even football. Even with my motivation to play sports no matter  how tough it seemed I was never able to participate in baseball. 

 

That is until I moved to Boston in September of 2008 and was introduced to a wonderful sport called Beep Baseball. Beep Baseball is an adaptive form of Baseball for the blind. The ball is a large ball about the size of a grapefruit that has a speaker built inside of it that gives the ball its beep. With the invention of this sport people just like me can actually compete in a sport that was previously made for only sighted individuals.

 

That is why I ask for a small donation from you; this donation will help me compete in Rochester Minnesota, where the 2010 beep ball world series will be held. I will get an opportunity to face the highest level of talent this sport can provide.

 

Thanks again

Shayne Cantan