Ashley McCombs Mizell's Emotional Story Of Losing Her Vision But Finding Her Way - Part 1

02/25/23 • 27 min

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Imagine being in your late twenties and already having the life you always dreamed of. Married to your high school sweetheart, healthy young family, and working in a field where you can bring your creativity and passion together and get paid. That was Ashley McCombs Mizell's life until she lost her vision to an auto immune disease called Sarcoidosis.
Join me in an emotional conversation with Ashley as we discuss:

The tricky and devastating disease that took her vision, Sarcoidosis.
The lowest moment where Ashley contemplated suicide and how she turned her perspective around.
The hard reality she faced in the ride home from the hospital.
What new normal looks like for Ashley and her family.
Childhood bullying
Her discovery that she can do everything, just differently.
Finding a new passion (and reshaping an old one - photography).

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My Links • @blind_momofboys • Milkshake Website Builder (msha.ke)

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The tricky and devastating disease that took her vision, Sarcoidosis.
The lowest moment where Ashley contemplated suicide and how she turned her perspective around.
The hard reality she faced in the ride home from the hospital.
What new normal looks like for Ashley and her family.
Childhood bullying
Her discovery that she can do everything, just differently.
Finding a new passion (and reshaping an old one - photography).

Ashley's Links:

My Links • @blind_momofboys • Milkshake Website Builder (msha.ke)

Connect with Marianne:

Website: Message In The Middle with Marianne
Message In the Middle Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/422430469323847/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MessageInTheMiddle/playlists
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marianne-demello-smith-678b9966
Email: Contact | Message In The Middle with Marianne

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Ashley McCombs Mizell Lost Her Vision But Gained So Much More - Part 2

Join me in the second half of my conversation with Ashley McCombs Mizell, the young woman that lost her site to an Auto Immune Disease called Sarcoidosis four years ago.
In this episode we continue exploring the inspirational journey that Ashley has been on since losing her vision and we talk through:

How the community has helped her in so many ways, including funding for an experimental Stem Cell Ophthalmology Treatment.
Some of the products that Ashley uses to allow her to be self-sufficient.
Ashley's journey to becoming a social media influencer.
The unexpected gifts her blindness has brought into her life.
Ashley's advice to anyone that has had an injury or is in a situation that is causing them to feel lost and hopeless.

Ashley's Links:
My Links • @blind_momofboys • Milkshake Website Builder (msha.ke)

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