Former Kentucky quarterback Freddie Maggard received a wonderful blessing this Christmas season.
With the help of Dr. Jeff Klosterman, Maggard was given the ability to experience color for the first time in his life.
Check out Freddie’s amazing reaction:
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Maggard’s vision journey started with an appearance on Kentucky Sports Radio a few weeks back.
Here is more about how this Christmas miracle came to be from KSR:
Freddie went on the show and discussed this with Matt, Drew, and Ryan a couple of days later, mentioning that seeing color is now one of his top priorities. This is where Dr. Jeff Klosterman comes in.
The Boyle County resident founded MEYEND (pronounced “mind”) Vision + Performance in 2014, where he serves as a consultant to athletes and staff of collegiate and pro sports organizations on technologies and techniques to push the boundaries of vision, brain, and athletic performance. Dr. Klosterman sees patients on a limited basis out of Central Kentucky Eyecare, which is where the magic in this story happened.
Dr. Klosterman was greatly moved by Freddie’s story and knew that he could help facilitate this dream of his. He reached out to Ryan, whom he knew personally, and got connected with Freddie. From there, the appointment was scheduled for the EnChroma consultation.
December 20, 2023 was life changing. I’m unsure that words can articulate the emotion and gratitude and speechlessness that was felt in that room, so we filmed it.
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The first thing Freddie wanted to do was see his daughters, who were the biggest reason he decided to get color-corrective glasses in the first place. They inspired him to take the opportunity. He and his 13-year-old Ellie shared a warm embrace. He FaceTimed his other daughter, Claire, and looked at her in color. All we could do was sit back and watch in awe.
Everything was brand new to him. The grass, the sky, the people around him. “A whole new world” is how Freddie described it. To perceive everything in its full color, to see what he’s missed for his life up until this point. Words fail, but being able to see color for the first time was nothing short of revolutionary for Freddie. It was remarkable to witness.
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