Audun-le-Tiche. Having become blind, he relearns everyday gestures in the dark

He can't see anything anymore. Pascal Janssen, a former municipal employee in Audun-le-Tiche, became blind as a result of a retinal disease. In training, he is relearning everyday gestures without vision. The journey of this former firefighter, who is still very active.

Although blind, Pascal Janssen never misses any of the local patriotic celebrations. Here he is with former firefighters. — Although blind, Pascal Janssen never misses any of the local patriotic celebrations. He is here with some former firefighters.

It's difficult to go from a colorful world to the pitch-black night. Pascal Janssen has become blind. A municipal employee in Audun-le-Tiche, he was put on disability because of his illness. "I suffer from retinal pigment degeneration with destruction of the optic nerve. I can't see anything anymore. I was declared blind...

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