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Generation Grit: Childhood cancer left him blind but he never lost sight of his dream
Childhood cancer left John Danesh Krishnan blind. Despite his struggles to adapt to a mainstream school, he excelled and is on his way to fulfilling his dream of becoming a lawyer.
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Mr John Danesh Krishnan was just four months old when he was diagnosed with stage four retinoblastoma - a form of eye cancer that commonly affects young children.
The tumour was embedded in the retina of his right eye, but his mother refused to heed the doctor's advice to remove it in order to prevent the spread of the cancer.
