Hi, i'm Gi, 23 years old from Paraguay (South America). Since i was a little kid my uncle V was my biggest supporter, he always told me i was smart and i'll be a great person in the future, he thaught me chess, algebra, and how to use computers, also he gifted me my first videogames, he got his degree as a Civil Engineer in the best University in our country and i wanted to be like him when i grow up, he told me i'll be engineer like him, but the life happened and i ended studying Law.
My uncle was a rockstar when he was young also, he knows how to play guitar and sing, he been in many festivals singing, he is really amazing, thanks to him i have interest for the music.
I never been baptized before so when i grew up at the age of 10 i choose to be baptized and i asked him to be my godfather, he accepted even if he didn't liked so much the catholic religion (i respect everyone's beliefs and this is not about religion, but i just want to point it out how he cared about me.)
He always been proud of me for all the things i did when i grew up.
He got married and moved from the city so i haven't seen him a lot, but when he had news about me he always was supporting and happy for me.
The reason why i'm texting here today is because i want to tell you guys something, my granny family has diabetes problems, even my granny at the age of 60 got blind (that is another story) and she died at the age of 68... being blind was something very painful for her and got her crying for long time, she lived with us so i knew how she suffered, and i loved her so much and i just wanted her to be happy but it was a hard time, in the third year she accepted it a bit, we was continue talking normally but sometimes she just cried as a normal human being (because we all cry for many reasons). She got a very expensive surgery but that make her sight worst making her to see only darkness not even a single light. for the other problems related to the diabetes, now she rest in peace.
Because of this family health conditions, my uncle at the age of 30 got diabetes, he avoided the sugar and stuff, but well life is what it is and now he is almost 50 years old and he is almost fully blind (i think he still see a little bit of lights) he also got a surgery but it didn't work, i felt so sad because he lives in another city with his wife, he don't had sons or daughters, and i'm very far away from him (that is another problem). So i want to know what can i do to support him as he always supported me, i don't want him to be in the darkness, he cannot even use his phone because he cannot see so i would like to know if there is a way to set his phone so he can be able to use it without watching, due to his sight problems he quit his job as engineer in a company, i would like to know if he can still have a job in his profession, or if he can work at least (i would like to send him money, he didn't asked me tho, but i need to work first for that and as soon as i can i will).
Also I know many of you have been blind for a long time, and i respect you a lot for your braveness and strength (even my dad is deaf since he was a kid but that has not been an impediment for him) so i know how incredibly people you are, and i want to ask you guys, how can my uncle (who recently got blind) accept this? How can i cheer him to live his best life? What can he do? I know how hard worker he is, he is not showing sadness signs, but sometimes i feel that he just want to pretend he is strong so he don't make us worry because he is like that.
(Sorry for my english, i learned by myself so is really bad)
I would like to know what can he do? Can he play chess? Can he play videogames? What interesting shows can he listen? Or audio books? Is there good text to speech programs to help him to use computer devices or his phone?
And what can i say to him?
Thank you very much guys.