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To: Sully- who wrote (32799)7/20/2010 12:05:03 AM
From: Sully-   of 35834
 
Glenn Beck says he could go blind in a year

By Michael Calderone

Glenn Beck may be going blind.

Beck, about midway through his keynote address Saturday during his American Revival tour, brought the topic of faith down to a personal level. The Fox News host tearfully told the Salt Lake City crowd of 6,000 that he’s recently been diagnosed with macular dystrophy, the Deseret News reported.

Still, he injected a bit of humor in with the grim news. Beck said he wasn't really sure what "macular dystrophy" entailed. "Is that that Jerry Lewis thing — telethon that he does?" Beck said. "Because I should have given more."

He said a doctor told him he may or may not go blind in a year.

"I said, 'Did you just charge me a thousand dollars for knowing what I already knew my whole life?'" he recalled. "I think we know that at 3! 'You might go blind someday. You might not.'"

Jokes aside, Beck spoke of how his faith is getting him through the ordeal. Beck is Mormon.

"I truly came to a place that is the greatest blessing," Beck said. "Lord, if you need my eyes, they're yours. They were yours the whole time anyway. Thank you for letting me see as long as I have. That's a blessing."

Beck got choked up telling the crowd about how much he loves to read — another heartfelt moment.

And then with perfect comedic timing, he said, "I thought to myself in that time, 'I'm too darn lazy to learn Braille.'"

news.yahoo.com
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