Cameron Polom is an award-winning multimedia journalist who joined ABC15 in July 2017.
PHOENIX — The Papago Archery Range has become a place that has Navy veteran James Malone looking at life a lot differently these days.
In 2015, like so many in his family, Malone was diagnosed with glaucoma. An eye disease that eventually stole his sight too. A realization that immediately kicked off an internal battle so many have to face.That’s when he found the Recreational Therapy Program at the Phoenix VA and met Army veteran Joshua Parks who would guide him towards a new future.
The recreational therapist has been working with Malone for nearly a year helping to train his mind and body for archery by trusting his technique instead of his eyes. A blindfold he wears helps to eliminate the small amount of remaining vision he has to hone his focus.“We’re coming out, we’re having fun, we’re doing the sports that they like,” said Parks.
“Some veterans have visual impairments, spinal cord injuries amputations,” said Parks. “We also help veterans with Parkinson’s and mental diagnoses like PTSD.”
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