Sheagan: Dan Mencina suffers from a rare form of vision loss, but is considered an extraordinary athlete in the skating world. His video has been watched and liked by millions of viewers. Throughout my life, my vision was slowly fading away. Then in my 20s I was diagnosed with Retinitis Pigmentosa, a degenerative nerve disease that made everyday life difficult. After that I was unable to drive a car and cycle, Dean said.
Then it happened that his eyesight became so weak that he could not even step out of his house, but at the age of 35, he did not want to give up. That is the reason why suddenly he thought of a difficult sport which was skating because he had been fulfilling his passion for skating at the age of 13. They then retrained in orientation and maneuvers and held a white stick that familiarized them with obstacles. Dan then started skating regularly and continued to improve his skills every day.
Now there are his videos on YouTube, Instagram and Facebook which are going viral fast. Then other skaters also helped him and thus he continued to advance in his game. Even they have proved that blindness is not a big obstacle in the face of madness. He has planned to build a park for blind athletes and has collected 40 thousand dollars for it. Skating facilities will also be available in this park.
