Nineteen-year-old Matthew Graves cuts lawns to earn some extra cash, like a lot of kids his age. As an Eagle Scout candidate, it's part of what he does, perform community service. But what makes this good deed so great is that he's completely blind.
Yet mowing a neighbor's yard, with a little guidance from his dad, is one of the remarkable everyday things he does regularly. Things most people take for granted, he takes as a challenge.
Like wrestling. He held his own on Leonia's varsity team, wrestling in the competitive 140-145-pound weight class. Or the shot put and javelin on the high school track team and the black belt he's working toward in karate.
Being blind is an obstacle for sure, but don't tell this kid he can't do it, because he will.
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