Roy Mackpenfield suddenly finds the sight in his one good eye obscured, and his life as a businessman, husband, father and community citizen disappears into darkness. This energetic, active man must now be led around and can do little for himself. For many men, such a disaster would mean the end; but for Roy it was a new beginning. As treatments were tried, initially without success and later with limited success, he set about building a new life using the little sight that remained. This is a story of courage, of love and laughter, of doggedness and determination, as Roy transforms the darkness that enveloped him into a light to inspire others.