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Blind Doctor
Reading Level

	edHelper's suggested reading level:	grades 5 to 6
	Flesch-Kincaid grade level:	4.74

Vocabulary

	challenging words:		describers, ju-jitsu, raised-line, outlook, kwon, inspiration, near-perfect, fade, compose, afterward, medical, role, schools, visual, however, study
	content words:		Tim Cordes, In December

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Blind Doctor By Brenda B. Covert

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¹     Tim Cordes was just a baby when doctors told his parents that he had a rare disease. The disease would one day take away his sight. That happened when he became a teenager, and his vision began to fade away. Gone with his sight would be his chance to drive a car. You might think his dream of becoming a doctor would have died as well, but it didn't. Tim Cordes has accomplished a number of things since losing his sight. In December 2004, he graduated from medical school!
 
²     Cordes' graduation is the latest in a string of achievements. What else has this young man done since losing his sight? Consider the following:

• He learned how to water ski.
• He learned how to canoe.
• He learned how to compose music.
• He became a black belt in ju-jitsu.
• He became a black belt in tae kwon do.
• He carried the Olympic torch in 2002.

 
³     Cordes graduated from college with a near-perfect grade point average. However, afterward he had a tough time getting accepted into medical school. Most schools didn't believe a blind student could pass the classes! How would a blind student be able to study? How would he "see" the models, charts, and drawings? How could he help a patient that he couldn't see? How would he find his way around?

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