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    Stop Your Whining: Legally Blind with 20/20 Vision
    Stop Your Whining: Legally Blind with 20/20 Vision
    Stop Your Whining: Legally Blind with 20/20 Vision
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    Stop Your Whining: Legally Blind with 20/20 Vision

    By John Helton

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    From becoming legally blind to suddenly becoming a widower, this is the story of John, AKA "The Blind Fury," and how he overcame these difficult situations.

    Do NOT buy this book if:

    • You do not like to be challenged.
    • You do not like your toes stepped on.
    • You do not like to laugh.

    Read John's humourous take on surviving three major brain diseases at one time while having no immune system, to the heart-wrenching account of him becoming a widower.

    This book is sure to challenge, encourage, make you laugh, and view life with a different perspective.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherThe Blood Wall Ministries
    Release dateJul 11, 2020
    ISBN9781735030715
    Stop Your Whining: Legally Blind with 20/20 Vision

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      Stop Your Whining - John Helton

      STOP YOUR WHINING

      STOP YOUR WHINING

      Legally Blind with 20/20 Vision

      By: John Helton, AKA The Blind Fury.

      ©2020, The Blood Wall Ministries

      All Rights Reserved

      INTRODUCTION

      Me? Write a book? Never!

      At least that was my attitude. This would be the last thing on my agenda of things to do.

      However, in the summer of 2016, I was at a volleyball tournament, sitting in the lobby talking with a nice lady from another school in between matches.

      I was telling her my story and after a while she said, You need to write a book. I chuckled and said, in so many words, That is not going to happen.

      That would not be the last time I heard that suggestion.

      The last person to tell me was a dear friend of mine a little over a year later. All I wanted to do was call him and wish him a happy birthday, but During the conversation, he said there was something he has been wanting to tell me.

      John, this has been on me for a while, but I have been wanting to tell you that you need to write a book. We need to hear what you have to say.

      The serious tone in his voice had an impact on me for sure.

      With trial and error, overthinking and editing, proofing, and formatting, and writing off and on for nearly 2 ½ years, here it is!

      I hope this book encourages you, challenges you, makes you think, and makes you laugh!

      PS: I formatted this book myself, so if you notice a formatting error, feel free to drop me a message using the contact information in the back of the book. Thank you!

      Table of Contents

      INTRODUCTION

      CHAPTER 1: Dreams of Family

      CHAPTER 2: From the Mirror to the Emergency Room

      CHAPTER 3: I Need My Hurt!

      CHAPTER 4: The Throwdown in the Emergency Room

      CHAPTER 5: Adjusting

      CHAPTER 6: Laughter Does Good Like a Medicine

      CHAPTER 7: Fast Forward

      CHAPTER 8: Life is but a Vapor

      CHAPTER 9: God Still Speaks

      CHAPTER 10: Stop Your Whining!

      CHAPTER 11: Eternal Security

      CHAPTER 12: Scriptures

      Epilogue

      Contact Information

      CHAPTER 1: Dreams of Family

      Driving up to an amusement park is exciting for any kid, and that was no different for this eight-year-old. Seeing those large, metal structures moving at high speeds with flashing lights in the distance are memories any kid would cherish. Except, for this kid, my thoughts were probably much different than your typical 8-year-old.

      As I stood within those metal structures with the aroma of cotton candy and caramel apples floating through the air, I had a message for my cousin that was probably completely unexpected.

      When I grow up and have kids, I am going to take them to things like this all the time!

      Yes, even at the tender age of eight, visions of taking kids of my own to such places were visualized in my head.

      What did not occur to me were some of the issues that could arise with that dream of having a family.

      Single Parenthood

      Fast forward to November 2004. I am now divorced; not once, but twice. Never in my wildest dream did I imagine that scenario.

      I am now also a single parent of three beautiful children, ages 5, 8, and 9. I was already thinning on top, but I certainly did not want to expedite the process!

      From experience, most parents know many hours are spent driving to and staying at soccer practices, baseball, basketball, football, gymnastics, etc. of which some I coached. And those were just the extra-curricular activities that did not include grocery shopping, helping the kids with homework, cleaning the house, etc.

      Don't get me wrong; I loved every minute of it! Hearing those soccer balls thud against the cleats of my kids as the ball soared into the goal, the aroma of popcorn at the gym as you walked in while hearing the balls bouncing on the court, the marching band cranking up the fight song as your child runs out onto the field, and of course, the roar of the crowd because your kid just did something awesome! No, there is nothing like it!

      Then, I got to achieve every man's dream. Weekly, I loaded up those three beautiful children in the family van, Christian metal (yes, I said it) blaring through the speakers at high decibel levels with the hair cut like that of a middle-aged man under a lot of stress, the tailgate rattling to the music, and hauled them to the grocery store. Real men take their kids' grocery shopping!

      Completely clueless with the food dilemma, I would gaze into the freezers with the look of someone who just got goosed by a total stranger.

      What do I buy? How long do I put this in the oven? How hard will it be to get this out of the box? Is there more than one step to making this? Those were all questions that flowed through my mind while I stood in those cold aisles. I was as out of place as a polar bear on an airplane.

      With experience and a lot of trial and error, I mastered the art of cooking.

      Get the food out of the box and put it in the oven. The kids won't know any different.

      Example:

      One of my favorite meals to make was lasagna. Yes, it took a while to prepare what I called home-made lasagna. Think about it: I was smooth in extracting the lasagna from the box, turning on the oven like a pro, and all of this was done at home. That, to me, qualifies it as home-made.

      The kids gathered around the dining room table anxiously awaiting to have another taste of dad's gourmet cooking. After blessing the meal and just a few minutes in, I hear this sweet little voice from the opposite side of the table say:

      Daddy! You're the best cooker ever!

      That is correct my friends! I was deemed the best cook in the entire world that night, and that was all that mattered to me!

      My Passion for Music

      Dad was a singer and drummer. Mom played the piano and accordion.

      There were days I would get home from school and when I got to my bedroom, the shiny vinyl of new 45' records would be sitting on my bed waiting for me as a surprise. Every time, I had a genuine excitement like a kid in a, well.... Record store!

      Bands such as Journey, Kiss, and Foreigner were some of the music I would sometimes find waiting for me.

      In the living room close to the sliding glass balcony doors near the record player stood a stack of LP records, also known as 32's.

      Dad would sit in the floor next to the record player with me right by his side. He would share his love for music with me; giving me information on each member, who they used to sing with, what year songs were released, where they were from, etc. I called him, The walking music encyclopedia.

      As we filtered through as many records as possible: The James Gang, Steppenwolf, The Turtles, and ZZ Top to name a few, lyrics of Just got paid today. Got me a pocket full of change bounced off our walls.

      Even more special, dad would get behind me and wrap his arms around me, grab my hands from behind with me holding a pair of drumsticks, and he would help me play our favorite songs.

      On the other hand, mom was a big fan of Engelbert Humperdinck. While she sat at the piano in our living room, I would scoot up next to her to watch her every move.

      Hours would pass as we sat on that piano bench together playing duets. Remember Chop Sticks? We owned that song!

      Other times, I would get on the couch and just listen to the beautiful music she would create.

      When we traveled, my sister and I would get a pop quiz from dad. He would drop hints as we both attempted to guess the band playing on the radio.

      Who is this, kids?

      I don’t know, Dad. Can you give us a hint?

      He would reply, WHO is this?

      Our minds were in complete confusion until he would repeatedly ask in the same tone:

      WHO is this?

      Finally, it clicked. It’s The Who!

      Is there any wonder why I had such a love for music?

      Life Without Cell Phones?

      In those days, there were no cell phones to distract you, video games were not that popular, social media did not

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