Sheffield youngsters Reece and Joel are losing their sight due to a rare condition.
Brothers Reece, 10, and Joel, 12, are losing their sight, with the youngest expected to lose his vision completely soon. The family now face a race against time to make memories. BBC News' Kevin Shoesmith reports.
Amanda's voice quivers as she tells me: "He has just the biggest heart. I'm a gibbering wreck half the time because of it." "The problem is that no two people with optic atrophy are the same. There is still so much about the condition we don't fully understand.""We like to go out at night when all the stars are out," says Amanda. "This time of year, when it's dark early, is ideal.
"Reece does get a bit upset when he looks into the future but we encourage him to think about things in a more positive way. Blindness will not prevent him from doing things in the future, it'll just mean he will have to do things differently.""Their school have been fantastic," says Amanda. "Reece has been given a Braille Note Touch to use at school.
Amanda, who is also mother to Poppy, six, and Wynter-Rose, three, says her boys share a special bond.
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