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The Guardian // World // Europe

Experience: I went blind after doing 13 cartwheels in a row

Friday 25th April 2025, 4:00AM

An orange blur obscured my vision. By morning it was even worseIt was a cool May afternoon in 2002. I was 19 and had driven to Westport beach in Washington with a few friends to enjoy a day by the ocean.As a child, I’d been a keen gymnast, always doing backflips and energetic routines. As I got older, I still had a habit of doing cartwheels whenever I found an open space. That day on the beach, on the soft, flat sand, I couldn’t resist. Continue reading...

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