{"id":219568,"date":"2024-02-29T17:58:55","date_gmt":"2024-02-29T15:58:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/2024\/02\/thomas-rodier-a-visually-impaired-young-man-with-a-different-view-of-the-disease\/"},"modified":"2025-11-25T11:28:57","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T09:28:57","slug":"thomas-rodier-a-visually-impaired-young-man-with-a-different-view-of-the-disease","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/en\/2024\/02\/thomas-rodier-a-visually-impaired-young-man-with-a-different-view-of-the-disease\/","title":{"rendered":"Thomas Rodier: a visually impaired young man with a different view of the disease"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Now 23, the young man from Menton is in charge of the <i>Wink Monaco<\/i> charity, launched by his mother, which deals with the prevention of sight and hearing loss.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/en\/?p=80383\">3 years after we last met him<\/a>, Thomas Rodier continues to move forward, with his handicap. His eyesight has gradually deteriorated since he learned at 19 that he suffered from retinitis pigmentosa, a degenerative genetic eye disease. For years, the young man battled with the disease, with the support of his entourage, hoping in vain for a cure. Now, it&#8217;s time for acceptance. <i>\u201cAt the time, I was chasing a solution to save my eyesight, but I&#8217;ve come to accept the fact that there isn&#8217;t one\u2026 At least, I don\u2019t think research is far enough advanced at present,\u201d<\/i> says the former pupil at the FANB (Fran\u00e7ois d&#8217;Assise-Nicolas Barr\u00e9) school.<\/p>\n\n<p>The doctors all agree that Thomas will lose his sight completely within a few years.\u00a0<i>\u201cThe more time goes by, the harder it is to do everything I would like to do. I\u2019m not allowed to drive, or do the shopping, and I\u2019m getting worse at bowling and video games, it\u2019s frustrating!&#8221; <\/i>he laughs. It took a long time for him to swallow the pill, but the young man from Menton is now trying to live with his disability. But that doesn&#8217;t imply resignation. He spends most of his time in Monaco, on a mission that is close to his heart.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"461\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/thomas-rodier-et-sa-mere.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-219306\" style=\"width:396px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/thomas-rodier-et-sa-mere.jpg 461w, https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/thomas-rodier-et-sa-mere-135x300.jpg 135w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 461px) 100vw, 461px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Thomas Rodier, with his Mum \u00a9 Thomas Rodier<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-wink-monaco-le-combat-continue-d-une-autre-maniere\"><em>Wink Monaco<\/em> : fighting on, but in a different way<\/h2>\n\n<p>He has been working in Geneva for almost a year, but the young man remains very attached to Monaco, where he studied for most of his childhood. And it is here that his mother created <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wink-monaco.mc\/about\"><i>Wink Monaco<\/i><\/a> last year, through which Thomas goes into Monaco&#8217;s schools and talks about his disease. <i>&#8220;I want to convey the fact that sight and hearing are precious senses that do not regenerate, but people often don&#8217;t realise this until they&#8217;ve lost them. <\/i><i>Sad to say, people aren&#8217;t interested in the disease until they are directly concerned,\u201d<\/i>\u00a0 he stresses.<\/p>\n\n<p>Raising children\u2019s awareness of sight and hearing, before it is too late, is essential for Thomas. Corinne Rodier, his mother, doesn&#8217;t want a repeat of her son&#8217;s heartbreaking story: <i>\u201cBeing better informed would have allowed him to understand his disability, in his daily life, and better care might have given him more valuable years of sight.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"574\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/thomas-rodier-menton-fundraiser.jpeg\" alt=\"thomas rodier menton cagnotte\" class=\"wp-image-81005\" style=\"width:667px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/thomas-rodier-menton-fundraiser.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/thomas-rodier-menton-fundraiser-535x300.jpeg 535w, https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/thomas-rodier-menton-fundraiser-268x150.jpeg 268w, https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/thomas-rodier-menton-fundraiser-768x431.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/thomas-rodier-menton-fundraiser-175x98.jpeg 175w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Thomas Rodier via YouTube \u00a9 Thomas Rodier<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-faire-de-son-handicap-une-force-nbsp\">Turning his disability into a strength <\/h2>\n\n<p>Moving forward, despite his illness. Resigned to having to accept his disability, one thing now drives Thomas: being useful to society.\u00a0<i>\u201cI want my disability to be a strength. Today, I&#8217;m channelling my determination and energy into the charity. I feel useful and that does me good,\u201d <\/i>says Thomas, with emotion in his voice. Supported by his family and friends, the young man is now fighting for others, with a renewed sense of purpose: <i>&#8220;It&#8217;s thanks to the help of all the people who have supported me and who I&#8217;ve met that I&#8217;ve managed to get to where I am today.&#8221; <\/i>As a reminder, Louis Ducruet, Princess St\u00e9phanie of Monaco&#8217;s son, is the charity&#8217;s ambassador.<\/p>\n\n<p>A source of motivation, pushing him to want to do good around him, and especially for tomorrow&#8217;s society: <i>\u201cIf we raise awareness in young people, they can avoid certain problems, and they will be more understanding of people they might meet.&#8221; \u00a0<\/i>YouTube used to be one of Thomas&#8217; pastimes, now he uses it as a prevention tool, creating informative videos with a touch of humour.&#13;\n&#13;\n<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-continuer-a-vivre-en-acceptant-de-perdre-la-vue\">Getting on with life, knowing he will lose his sight<\/h2>\n\n<p>While the road ahead is uncertain, for Thomas it&#8217;s a one-way street. <i>\u201cI don\u2019t know what tomorrow will bring, but I do know that one day I won\u2019t see it any more. So I plan on appreciating the present moment, because it&#8217;s probably the best I have left,\u201d<\/i> says the young man with a sigh. Make the most of the present, hang in there, and overcome the most difficult ordeal of his life: losing his sight. A present that Thomas devotes to something that brings him a little happiness, despite his situation: <i>&#8220;I wish I could step things up for the charity. That&#8217;s what makes me happy right now. It can be an interesting human experience.&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"806\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/lunette-thomas-rodier-806x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"lunettes-thomas-rodier\" class=\"wp-image-219232\" style=\"width:533px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/lunette-thomas-rodier-806x1024.jpeg 806w, https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/lunette-thomas-rodier-236x300.jpeg 236w, https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/lunette-thomas-rodier.jpeg 1097w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 806px) 100vw, 806px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>The glasses created by Thomas Rodier, financed by donations from the No Finish Line \u00a9 Wink Monaco<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>From handing out earplugs to pairs of glasses that demonstrate visual impairment, Thomas isn&#8217;t short of ideas. To help him in his endeavours, he can rely on several partners including <em>Fondation Densmore<\/em>, Monaco Global Services and Monaco Children and Future, the organisers of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/en\/2024\/07\/no-finish-line-presents-24th-edition-donations\/\">\u00a0No Finish Line<\/a>. This determination comes as no surprise to his best friend: <i>\u201cIf he&#8217;s not doing anything, he feels bad and if he&#8217;s not working, he doesn&#8217;t feel good. He doesn&#8217;t do things by halves,\u201d<\/i> he says with a smile.<\/p>\n\n<p>Whatever happens, Thomas will never stop fighting.<\/p>\n\n<p>Thomas and his Mum are currently on the lookout for sponsors to help finance the charity. To find out more, head over to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wink-monaco.mc\/about\"><i>Wink Monaco<\/i><\/a> website.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Now 23, the young man from Menton is in charge of the Wink Monaco charity, launched by his mother, which [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":75,"featured_media":219229,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1825,243,258],"tags":[2943],"post_sectags":[3514],"post_format":[2468],"class_list":["post-219568","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-editors-choice","category-news","category-public-life","tag-charities","sectag-health","format-story"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.8 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Thomas Rodier: 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