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Somehow in all these years as a San Franciscan I never learned that former mayor Willie Brown has long suffered from retinitis pigmentosa, a progressive disease that has nearly blinded him. But at last night's Dining in the Dark event benefiting the Foundation Fighting Blindness, I not only heard Brown's story but spent a meal finding out what it's like to see--or not to see--the dinner table through his failing eyes. written by:Stephanie Losee Author/Journalist |