Episode 5: An Argument That Should Be Simple.

The Shadows

CBC

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4.6 • 798 Ratings

🗓️ 24 September 2018

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

"A decided heart looks for a solution. An undecided heart looks for a way out." - Tom, a regular at the Bramasole Diner

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0:00.0	My name is Graham Isidore.
0:03.0	I have a progressive eye disease called Caritoconis.
0:06.0	And maying I'm losing my vision has been hard, but explaining it to other people has been harder.
0:11.0	Lately, I've been trying to talk about it.
0:14.0	Short-sighted is an attempt to explain what vision loss feels like by exploring how it sounds.
0:19.0	By sharing my story, we get into all the things
0:22.0	you don't see about hidden disabilities. Short-sighted from CBC's personally available now.
0:31.1	This is a CBC podcast. Please be advised. This podcast contains explicit language and mature themes.
0:41.1	This is The Shadows.
0:45.9	Episode 5.
0:50.6	An argument that should be simple.
1:01.0	Okay. An argument that should be simple. Okay, I'm falling asleep now.
1:04.0	I get to fall asleep beside Charlie every single night and wake up beside him.
1:19.0	When I wake up and become overwhelmed with the dread of being alive,
1:20.9	Charlie holds me.
1:28.7	Until it goes away and I can find the will within me to face the world.
1:30.0	Okay.
1:32.8	Good morning, Charlie.
1:36.9	Charlie's dread manifests in different times of the day.
1:38.2	It's never ever too late.
1:39.3	Okay.
1:40.3	Don't worry.
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