Sight Scotland Veterans Stories

Stephen gains a new lease of life after his stroke

When Stephen Jennings suffered a massive stroke in his front room, wife-of-23-years Brenda was there for him – and she has barely left his side since. 

Our veteran's touching Remembrance Day poem honouring the sacrifice made by service personnel

RAF veteran Dave Phillips has written two poems for Remembrance Day. The poems explore themes of sacrifice and the psychological impact of war.

Veteran has a buzz for life again after help from Sight Scotland Veterans

Former soldier David Martin survived being on the frontline in Afghanistan, but the biggest fight of his life followed after he was involved in a near-fatal car crash.

Veteran who lost her sight overnight regains independence

Imagine going to sleep one night, and waking up the next morning unable to see – that is what happened to one of our veterans, Janice Mitchell

Veteran with macular degeneration sharing his passion for archery

When it comes to archery, RAF veteran Jim McPike has more experience than most. Jim, 91 years old, has been shooting arrows since he was young.

Glenrothes veteran stars in new TV advert for Sight Scotland Veterans

An army veteran with visual impairment is starring in a new TV advert on STV. Derek Donaldson the difference in his independence since he received support from Sight Scotland Veterans has been "night and day".

Veteran ‘reclaiming himself’ with Sight Scotland Veterans support after sudden sight loss

Stephen says Sight Scotland Veterans is helping him "reclaim himself" after a stroke left him visually impaired.

Glasgow veteran with sight loss to compete at 2022 Veteran Games in Israel

Veteran Tony is set to take part in the 2022 Veteran Games in Israel.

Sight Scotland and Sight Scotland veterans launch Fair Rail Vision petition

Sight Scotland and Sight Scotland Veterans highlight rail challenges as the charities launch their petition for a new national policy in Scotland for free rail travel for visually impaired people and their travel companions.

Fife WWII veteran with sight loss, 100, regains independence with reading

100-year-old World War Two veteran, Cath Drummond, is delighted to be enjoying printed text again with her new audio scanner

WWII veteran with sight loss enjoying books again with new audio scanner

World War Two veteran Jean is using an OCR scanner to access printed text again, thanks to Sight Scotland Veterans support.

Call for local authorities to focus on sight loss 

Sight Scotland and Sight Scotland Veterans launch their manifesto for the 2022 Scottish local authority elections.

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