Joy takes out her prosthetic eyes for little girl who's going blind from Juvenile Arthritis
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 18 ก.ค. 2016
- Joy Ross and this little girl share the same disease. Juvenile arthritis can cause blindness… The inflammation that attacks joints can affect the eyes and cause blindness if not treated or caught early. If you would like to know more about Joy Ross, you can follow her on Facebook at "Joy Ross" or on "through the eyes of joy". Twitter handle is @BlindJoy.
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Thank you all so much for taking the time to watch my video with little Ava. I just wanted to take a moment and answer some of your questions that I’m receiving. First of all, yes, I am completely blind. I do not see at all through my prosthetic scleral shells. I still have my natural eyes and the prosthetic eyes sit on top which give me a natural appearance. My real eyes are very small, but they still move beautifully. The prosthetic eyes are like really really large contact lenses that are made out of acrylic and are hand-painted, custom design for me. It’s not gross, it’s just plastic. I’ve had so many people complain about it being disgusting, but I am the same person with or without my eyes. What I was doing in this video was trying to help a child who is going through the same thing as me, and trying to help take away her fears. Now little Ava is in the process of getting her own prosthetic scleral shell like me! And about her saying she can feel the green, in fact, you can actually feel color if you understand the correlation between color and texture. If you close your eyes and felt grass, leaves, dirt etc., You would know just by texture the color. If you have seen the color of an object in the past, and you know the texture of that object, you do not have to see it to understand. This obviously doesn’t apply to all things, but it does in this situation. Does that make sense? However I know it sounded funny LOL. Lastly, I just want to thank you all for the ones who have given me lots of encouraging and beautiful comments. I truly appreciate all of you who have subscribe to my channel because of this video. I am so amazed And am so grateful for all of you! This is why I have my channel and why I love to make videos like this. Life isn’t about just living for yourself, but it’s about living to help others.I want to use my blindness to inspire others to see that you can find joy in the mist of a dark circumstance. Helping others gives me so much joy and gives me such purpose and fulfillment in my life. If any of you have further questions about me, or my blindness, Please feel free to comment below and I will try to answer all your questions. Also, if you are on Facebook and would also like to follow me there, you can find me at the link below. My Facebook page is called, “through the eyes of joy”. God bless and I hope to hear from you all soon!  facebook.com/pg/throughtheeyesofjoy/about/
do you think yourew funny _ kiyjah gray _
joy i love you so much
You're still cute
Joy Ross u r so brave
my dad who is 57 he lost his right eye when he was VERY young due to cancer. He barely survived and ended up getting a glass eye. He still has this glass eye to this day and he never takes it out. He is still self conscious to this day because when little kids talk to him they are scared because of his eye and it is just really emotional, growing up with a dad who is so self conscious about his eye and just exposing to his children what happened and for me to now look at him normally I don’t really see how unatural the eye really looks. He can’t even afford a new glass eye even though it would help him so much. Anyways this really teared me up, thank you..
Absolutely breaks my heart to see that little girl is losing her sight. Thank you for taking the time to help her.
I want to give that woman the biggest hug EVER, that little girl is SCARED and you can see her apprehension, fear, and nervousness. That woman gave her such an invaluable experience and I wish the best for both of them
Poor thing.. had a little bit of a sad face then Joy taps her eyes together... she cracks a smile and laugh.. 😂
Looks like that made Ava relax.. that was awesome.
We really don’t know how much we take basic things for granted.
You both are amazing!!!! Giving bundles of motivation and hope to others... keep it up
Joy I have been subscribed to you for years and am still so amazed by your strength. You are such a beautiful human. Your strength and ability to move forward in challenging times is truly inspirational.
I'm the best show and tell ever. Yes, you are Joy!!! Much love to you 💖💝
So many of us can learn so much from both of these beautiful ladies.
You're stunningly gorgeous. Bless you for being an inspiration for people and helping to make those feel comfortable who need it❤
That lady with the White dress looks absolutely stunning!
Levi Ackerman aww, That lady is me, thank you!
Joy Ross you are gorgeous!
Joy Ross you know how you have your prosthetic eyes, well it seems as if you can see as you are looking at the girl and camera etc, can you see? Sorry I am just very curious :)
Natasha Priest it seems like she can see, but without eyes that just can't be possible
you guys didnt hear the camera holder telling her where she was? she was guiding herself by their voices, obviously you cant tell where someone is if they are speaking next to you.
How does this have dislikes? So sweet and such a brave girl.
Cleetus The Alien I agree
Apparently some people think it's disgusting. And I think that's ridiculous
Lisa Marie Whitty
Bots. Just bots. Chill.
Cleetus The Alien She had no choice! She didn't look ready
It is not disgusting. But damn. I find it sad for the little girl.
And by the way you guys, little Ava has to cited to move forward with getting her own prosthetic eye! Isn't that so amazing?!! Because I took a moment out of my day to share with her my story, I was able to calm her fears and inspire her that she's not alone! You see, this is what life's about! Living beyond yourself to help someone else in need! #MakingADifference
You see, this is the kind of behavior that shows some parts of society are good. I remember back when I used to go to public school, being bullied about my ASD/Asperger's. I hope Ava can be confident with what she has, as a prosthetic eye is not a bad thing no matter how many people may tell her it supposedly 'is'. And your appearance represents that of your heart, Joy: beautiful. #MakingADifferenceIndeed
Kelsey I'm SO sorry you were bullied & hurt. That breaks my heart for you. No one deserves that. Your condition is neurological & your brain works in an incredible way. I hope you don't face this in your daily life from others. I hope your circle is small & loyal
can you see or are you blind,,, it so looks like you can see but i don't think so with two eyes you can remove but who knows maybe you can
Joy Ross
Joy Ross
This is so heart warming. The fact you are showing a little girl who is likely deep down scared about what’s happening to her... and you’re showing her confidence is wonderful. Thumbs up here!
This chick is so awesome! She would make anyone who is shy feel like the most confident person!
Elsie Bloom That is so sweet of you to say. Thank you, I definitely would make anyone feel confident. I always tell new friends that a blind person is the best friend you could ever have LOL. I’m not sitting there looking at you judging you based on what you look like or what you’re wearing, I am judging you based on your heart, the person who you truly are inside. One of my best friends used to be so insecure, but after getting to know me she has found so much confidence. I love building up people not tearing them down. 
I have a prosthetic left eye due to me loosing it to retinablastoma and it's amazing how they can get it to look so real even my friends don't know it fake ❤️❤️ supporting from England
Ella Kilty can you see out of it
Jiminnie Mouse No you can’t. If you lose your eye due to retinoblastoma and have to wear a prothese you can’t see with it.
Denise Maier ahh okay thank you for letting me know!
That girl is so strong and so brave! Thank you for being there for her.
Brave kid.. Awesome :)
I love her positivity and spirit
Kay-Kay Thank you, that is how I choose to live my life. With joy and positivity.
Joy Ross im glad 😁
This is amazing, I don't know how I'd cope without my eyesight. You can see that the girl is quite scared about her situation and you've totally helped her calm down about it! One question though.. is it not quite hard to put the prosthetic eye back in if you can't see? Or do you have some vision? X
Amy Docherty thank you, yes, I was so happy to know that I encouraged little Ava to not be so scared. And to your other question, I do not have any vision at all but I do not need to see to put my prosthetic eyes in. I do everything by touch and feel.
Wow! I'm guessing though that it is not you typing the replies, someone is writing for you? Or do you just have amazing skills? X
Amy Docherty thank you, I actually write my own comments and upload my own videos with VoiceOver accessibility on my iPhone. In fact, I have done a TH-cam video on this exact thing. Showing you how a blind person like me reads, rights, and uses their iPhone completely blind. Check out my channel and look for the video that is titled, "FB live video… How a blind person reads, rights, and uses their iPhone completely blind".
I'm amazed how you are able to do so much, I will go watch the video the now. Also I wish you the best of luck with everything else in life:) x
Here is the link to the iPhone video.
th-cam.com/video/PR5fzIeh-fY/w-d-xo.html
"I'm the best show and tell ever" that made me giggle
Tori Walthers It’s so very true LOL! I cannot tell you how many times I have popped up my eyes, twisted them around to look in different directions, even put the left and right eye in opposite eyes for people of all ages. I am definitely the entertainment of all the parties. It’s so fun to make people laugh.
That lady is amazing with talking with children and breaking things down in a fun way.. all the best little ava
What a kind woman
Poor baby she looks so sad. Thank you for helping her. Both of you are so beautiful ❤
Poor beautiful baby girl you can tell she's still scared about it all. But you were fantastic 😍
you said that a lot better than some other comments lol
That is so amazing! at the start I seriously had no clue at all that she had fake eyes in! like wow seriously frickin wow
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Thanks to all of you guys for watching our video! I first posted this video to my inspirational Facebook page "through the eyes of joy", and on my FB page, this video has received almost 18,000 views!
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This is what the internet should be used for! How amazing this one moment changed so much for this little girl. Thank you for sharing this video you are amazing.
What a sweet woman to share something so special and meaningful to a child going through something so traumatic.
Respect Joy. I love the positive attitude you share and teach these children. Hats off to you! Inspirational.
I cant see with my right eye either because my little brother poked me with a screwdriver when i was 5. But this is not about me. And thats sweet how u took ur time to do that:)
I am so sincerely from within the depth of my heart sorry. I wish you nothing but blessings and love.😘😘
This stories sometimes make me think about how lucky I got and how I have to therefore do everything in my power to help people with disabilities. That's why I became a Be My Eyes volunteer! The story I'm referring onto why I was lucky is that when I was a small child I felt down some stairs and poked my face right next to my eyes and I now have a very deep scar at just a couple milimiters away from my eye, so I could have easily been hit right in my eye!
unforgivable
I think it's incredible that people like you can share your experience to make other people's easier. You are a real blessing to that little girl, and her family. It's so nice to see people like you, and listen to what you have to say.
These people are truly inspiring. When I look at people with disability living a very normal life, I always feel like I need to be more thankful for what I have right now. Thank you for sharing this Joy.
she can feel the green
lol
yup! I was thinking the same thing
me when I smoke lmao
Amanda Nichole hahahaha rt
xXToxicGamerXx don't tese she going blind
You are truly an inspiration, Joy.
I appreciate that so much! God bless
It’s something how people take their sight for granted...how much in general we take for granted. It really is sad. Joy you are so beautiful inside and out. What a nice thing you did for her. We need more people like you in this world for people to look up to 💜
It broke my heart when she said it was weird. I'm glad she had someone as beautiful as you to talk to !! Representation is important. Bless !!
you are so beautiful
Thank you so much :-)
Wow you are so nice
Joy, you're such a wonderful woman words can't even express. That little girl is so sweet like you.
This has me crying. What a poor little girl. She should never have to go through this. You are an amazing woman for helping her feel more comfortable with this give transition. Thank you
As someone who has systemic juvenile arthritis it feels awful to know that she has to go through similar to what I did.
The pain is unreal, at least I got sick when I was 14, not her age.
I suffer from juvenille oglio idiopathic arthritis. It really hurts and people just dont understand what it is like. People bully me and say it's nothing. It may not look like anything to them but to me it is everything. It is what i will hav for all my life and i need to force myself to move and things so my whole body dosent stiffen and paralyse me for ever. It is so bad but nobody is perfect
petsticklesgirl oh I'm so sorry. I totally understand your pain. I have suffered from juvenile arthritis since I was three years old and now both of my girls have the disease as well. Even though we cannot change our situation, I still hold on to faith and believe that something good can always come from a bad circumstance. For me, I would not be able to help others going through some much pain if I have not gone through the Hell I have lived through. My complete blindness and arthritis has given me my purpose in life… Because of my blindness, God has helped me to see more beautifully through the eyes of my heart and has given me perspective to see that in spite of my loss, I am so blessed!. I pray you will find relief from your juvenile arthritis and that it will go into remission. God bless you💙
God bless you too💗💗💗
petsticklesgirlsister I am sorry and your very brave for sharing your story. ❤️
petsticklesgirlsister I have Juvenile athritis too,😔
Praying for you, stay strong, not everyone understands x
I took a deep breath when you did that stunt. OMG! I have never seen like that before. Hats off to you.
This women has an infectious personality. I hope she never stops sharing her story and positivity. The impact she’s making, I don’t think she understands how far it’ll go. The possibilities are endless. CLONE HER NOW!
Awww
I want to go into biology and engineering because of people like this
Hopefully one day we make fake eyes that can send electronic impulses to the brain
If so we could bring vision back to thousands of beautiful people like these two
If it was a choice I would die to eradicate arthritis from the planet
And I don't need people to know it was because of my sacrifice
Jonathon Lee Yesss 😇😇😇
Thank you for caring so much, that would be amazing! God bless
That is a terrific ambition… the part about doing research in bionic eyes. The ending of your comment got a bit silly.
😭😭😭😭 beautiful human being.
The kid seemed uncomfortable
Yeah, imagine you would see a woman take her eye out in front of you, when you were 7 or so
Obviously It's not easy for her. But this woman is helping a lot!
Liquid Fire plus the fact that she's looking at her impending doom
Oooooh my
Wow how did you pick up on that
That was SO awesome of you to help her! You're a TRUE HERO!😊
I’m 14. I’ve had juvenile arthritis since I was 6 I am fortunate for it not to become uveitis I pray this little girl will figure it all out and be safe💕baby girl your fight isn’t alone
She looks a little scared..
Juanita Greene who wouldn't be..
your hairstyle scares me
That's because she is very brave girl. I am 27yr old man. I would have shit my pants..
Girl asked her is she scared about the pain
Ava-shakes her head no
Mom (I think)- tells the girl she is scared
I think Ava was just shaking her head to the question, "Do you have any questions about it hurting," because she was being shy & didn't want to ask a question in the video but her mother had obviously had discussions with her child & had been told she was afraid it would hurt, so that was just a mom interjecting (naturally) because the child was having a shy moment & the mom wanted Joy to be able to have that opportunity as someone with real experience to reassure Ava about it. Nothing wrong with that. She obviously wasn't forcing the idea of being scared onto the child, just answering more honestly for her based on previous discussions during a shy moment for the child.
My notification says there was a reply but I only see it in my notification and not when I click here. At any rate, of course I didn't have to. This is TH-cam. But I wanted to just the same, and so I did.
My notification says there was a reply but I only see it in my notification and not when I click here. At any rate, of course I didn't have to. This is TH-cam. But I wanted to just the same, and so I did.
Haaaawwww. God bless you girl. I have a daughter in that ages an i thank God every single day that she is healthy. People shouldn't take this for granted.
Aww. What a sweet kid. I'm glad you could be there to help her like this.
I didn't know you could feel greem
Viggo & César Someday I hope to feel greem too.
Go feel a live plant and then go feel a dead one -_-
How can you feel green?..
Welcome To Disney Chanyeol! Check out Lay! By touching it
kenzee_ cheese I don't think you can feel colors
Welcome To Disney Chanyeol! Check out Lay! She probably assumed it was green bc she does know it's a plant
yixing af true
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My sister put contacts in her eyes and couldn't take it out for 5 hours! This lady can do it like it's nothing! Amazing!
You have an such a positive attitude, and taking the time to talk with the little one and calm some of her fears is absolutely angelic! My mom lost her eye when I was younger and wish someone would have taken the time to explain and reassure me. So thank you from a daughter of both parents with glaucoma.
She can feel the green! I didn’t know you can feel colors! Lol no hate just thought it was funny.
Obviously Emily synesthesia
*Jesus Christ love you all! ♡*
I believe Jesus Christ name is powerful then any sickness and diseases and He can heal you both !.
So Lord thank you for Ava and Joy Ross. I pray that eyes open and grow and sight restore fully and juvenile arthritis root all its roots out of them in the name of JESUS CHRIST amen.🌿
Father thanks for the heal in Jesus Christ name Amen.🌿 👑 🔥 ❤ 🌱 🌳 🌷 💛
Thank you for taking the time to explain to and comfort this little girl!
This is awesome that she went out of her way to help other children.
Welcome to another episode of
Why is this in my recommended
sorry but why would she even ask her to touch it.. her face when the asked 😂
Because she's scared and she's probably going to have one of her own very soon. It's important to ask kids things like that so they can say no if they want to, not just assume they won't want to because they're kids.
I love how you showed this girl how normal this can be, and that it’s not disgusting or weird. This is wonderful.
That's super sweet of you, Miss Joy. I bet she left feeling much less anxious meeting someone as charming and beautiful as you are.
This is so disgusting
I'm just kidding I'm happy they aren't afraid to show it you guys are a amazing!!
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No one cares wht u think
Victoria E.L.W no need to be rude.
Victoria E.L.W Are you too stupid to click the read more?
When these people don't click read more I mean really??
You are one amazing lady! So very kind of you reassuring this little kid so inspirational xxx
Your soul is beautiful. Ava's soul is beautiful. 💚 I hope the best for both of you and all your life journeys.
You are amazing! So positive and kind. I’m sure she will be forever grateful for your help
God bless you. I don’t know what it is, but something about you just makes me happy. We need more people like you in the world.
That is so sweet, thank you! God bless :-)
Joy is so sweet, she just wanted to make this sweet girl happy and ready. So kind and inspirational!
Little girl and Joy and her mum you all are so amazing!! Much love from Brasil
So heartwarming to see you help calm this little girl! It must be such a scary experience, but having someone there to talk you through it and show you that everything will be fine in the end must be so reassuring. Much love. xx
You are beautiful inside and out and if I imagine Aladdin's Princess in real life, she must look like you. You taking away the girls fears warms my heart, this helped her for sure and maybe many others who watch this video.
Wow! Both of these girls are beautiful inside and out! This is hands down the best video I have seen on TH-cam ever!
You're an awesome and inspirational person. Heartwarming to see someone take time to help a kid who is probably confused and scared of their own situation.
I cried because of this .this reminds people there is still good in the world
aww poor Ava... but she'll be fine in life, I know it
and Joy is beautiful on the inside and outside!
The fact this is on TH-cam is even better for kids and adults wanting prosthetic eyes.
You were wonderful relating to that little girl. Job well done!
This is just amazing going out of your way to help someone needed,and you get them it happened to you too. Keep on doing this stuff
Joy, you are absolutely incredible. What an amazing woman. So much respect for you.
So great! You can tell that the girl was so nervous & scares abput it. Thanks for making her feel better!
I love this, Joy. You are so inspirational, especially for all the encouragement you give others.
Gosh you are so beautiful Joy from the inside out. You are such a light in this dark and cruel world. Never let your light fade. God loves you so much.
I couldn’t even tell you were 100% blind!
3 of my biggest fears in life...losing my eyes, losing my voice, and losing my hearing.
I smiled the whole way through! You made that gorgeous little girl feel so comfortable. What a way with children you have! 😊💕
Wow! You are such a saint, I cant imagine the impact on that little girls life!
That was beautiful! Thank you for being there for her!
You are an amazing person. It makes me so happy that people like you are in this world.
Wow great video you are awesome- you made that lil girl sooo happy!! You rock
Thank you so much! It made my heart so happy :-)
Joy Ross is an amazing person, I came across her channel a few days ago and been watching all her videos since. They're filled with nothing but positive and helpful tips for all (not just blind people). God bless your soul, Joy!
This is amazing! You are hilarious and totally sweet and compassionate at the same time.
Awwwww this is amazing! The most beautiful girls I have ever seen! You can see their inner beauty shine right out of them and how lucky are they to be so blessed with their outside beauty to go with it?! Just gorgeous! Even with their vision difficulties, they still see everything so much better than most. God made these two special!
Lots of respect. Super sweet to this poor girl.
This is so sweet of you!!!💖💖
I love your heart 😭😭😭 We need more people like you in this world.
it’s so great to know that this helped push little ava to move forward in getting her own prosthetic eye(s)! i love your videos so much joy you really are a blessing in the world!:)
Honestly some people are really amazing thank god for these people. The world needs more people like this!!!!
You did great in helping to reassure this little girl! Beautiful inside and out! ❤❤❤
Thank you, I love helping others.
Thank you for being a resource for Ava and her family. When I found out I was losing my vision watching another person's channel helped me a lot. We have different reasons our eyes are not working correctly, but seeing other having awesome lives help us prepare for the struggles and the blessings we will be facing. Thank you for sharing your world with us.
The woman in the white dress is beautiful. And filled with so much enthusiasm. Amazing