THE GIFT OF SIGHT

Traditionally, the pupils at certain schools donate a gift to their school at the end of their matric year. This year, the recipient at St. John’s College was not the school itself, but rather its caretaker, who needed surgery for cataracts. The boys raised enough money for surgery for one eye, and the Netcare Foundation, hearing about this generous and thoughtful initiative, funded the surgery for the other eye. Due to associated conditions of his eyes, the man’s vision could not be fully restored but he did regain 30 – 50% of it. The ophthalmic surgeon who performed the operation described the change in the man who had needed assistance due to his poor vision and is now able to lead an independent life again. He commended the boys of St John’s College and the Netcare Foundation for not only giving the caretaker back his sight, but for giving back his life.
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“It’s the three pairs of eyes that mothers have to have……One pair to see through closed doors. Another in the back of the head……..And, of course, the ones in front that can look at a child when he goofs up and reflect ‘I understand and I love you’ without so much as uttering a word.”

(Erma Bombeck)