This is my Father, Sgt Albert Charles Garrett, an instructor. He died on St George's day, 23rd april, 1998 aged 82. He led a happy and fulfilled life.
He suffered from a rare inherited eye condition, Choroideraemia, and probably had night blindness to some degree while at Achnacarry. he passed the Gene to his daughters, who pass it to their daughters and half of their son's are affected. He was registered blind and for the last 25 years of his life was sightless. Only the males suffer the blindness. He married my Mother, Dorothy, when he was a policeman in Islington in the Blitz in 1941.
Later she joined him at Achnacarry with my sister, Anne marie, whom I am told pee'd on the Colonel's lap!
Recently his Grandaughter has raised £230,000 over 7 years and helped fund the first Gene therapy for Choroideraemia through "Fight for Sight",- announced this week by the BBC. November 27th 2011. He would have been very proud.
I and my Brother and Sisters would...
This is my Father, Sgt Albert Charles Garrett, an instructor. He died on St George's day, 23rd april, 1998 aged 82. He led a happy and fulfilled life.
He suffered from a rare inherited eye condition, Choroideraemia, and probably had night blindness to some degree while at Achnacarry. he passed the Gene to his daughters, who pass it to their daughters and half of their son's are affected. He was registered blind and for the last 25 years of his life was sightless. Only the males suffer the blindness. He married my Mother, Dorothy, when he was a policeman in Islington in the Blitz in 1941.
Later she joined him at Achnacarry with my sister, Anne marie, whom I am told pee'd on the Colonel's lap!
Recently his Grandaughter has raised £230,000 over 7 years and helped fund the first Gene therapy for Choroideraemia through "Fight for Sight",- announced this week by the BBC. November 27th 2011. He would have been very proud.
I and my Brother and Sisters would love to hear from anyone with information about Dad.
Posted by Canice garrett on Sat 29 Oct 2011 17:11:04 EDT
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| show fullshow summaryThis is my Father, Sgt Albert Charles Garrett, an instructor. He died on St George's day, 23rd april, 1998 aged 82. He led a happy and fulfilled life.
He suffered from a rare inherited eye condition, Choroideraemia, and probably had night blindness to some degree while at Achnacarry. he passed the Gene to his daughters, who pass it to their daughters and half of their son's are affected. He was registered blind and for the last 25 years of his life was sightless. Only the males suffer the blindness. He married my Mother, Dorothy, when he was a policeman in Islington in the Blitz in 1941.
Later she joined him at Achnacarry with my sister, Anne marie, whom I am told pee'd on the Colonel's lap!
Recently his Grandaughter has raised £230,000 over 7 years and helped fund the first Gene therapy for Choroideraemia through "Fight for Sight",- announced this week by the BBC. November 27th 2011. He would have been very proud.
I and my Brother and Sisters would...
This is my Father, Sgt Albert Charles Garrett, an instructor. He died on St George's day, 23rd april, 1998 aged 82. He led a happy and fulfilled life.
He suffered from a rare inherited eye condition, Choroideraemia, and probably had night blindness to some degree while at Achnacarry. he passed the Gene to his daughters, who pass it to their daughters and half of their son's are affected. He was registered blind and for the last 25 years of his life was sightless. Only the males suffer the blindness. He married my Mother, Dorothy, when he was a policeman in Islington in the Blitz in 1941.
Later she joined him at Achnacarry with my sister, Anne marie, whom I am told pee'd on the Colonel's lap!
Recently his Grandaughter has raised £230,000 over 7 years and helped fund the first Gene therapy for Choroideraemia through "Fight for Sight",- announced this week by the BBC. November 27th 2011. He would have been very proud.
I and my Brother and Sisters would love to hear from anyone with information about Dad.
Posted by Canice garrett on Sat 29 Oct 2011 17:11:04 EDT