{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"#BlindTok Podcasts","title":"Torbet, from Fire Fighting medic to Guide Dog user: #BlindTok E:15","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4515,"description":"In Episode 15 of #BlindTok, Murray Elbourne and Tammy Jackson close out Season 1 alongside Torbit, a former firefighter from Virginia who found the BlindTok community while learning to live with retinitis pigmentosa. His story runs from the firehouse he'd dreamed about since he was sixteen to the exam chair where one doctor delivered life-altering news with all the warmth of a parking ticket. What comes after is the part worth showing up for: the slow, stubborn, deeply human work of building a life that vision loss could not erase.\nExpect real talk about acceptance arriving in stages, the freedom of a white cane and a very good yellow Lab, and all the careers and possibilities people are wrongly told are off the table. Expect plenty of laughs too, from firefighter flirting to a guide dog reveal worthy of a delivery room. Three people who refuse to shrink trade survival strategies, take a few friendly shots at each other, and land on a question that outlasts the episode: when life deals you a hand you didn't ask for, how are you going to play it?\nYou can also stream this podcast on other platforms:\nSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1YX309dTSqdK3yuR5yrDEj?si=bcba7e7545614ef5\nApple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/blindtok-podcasts/id1896888033\nAmazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/c8ac6bf4-9d3c-4fd0-afee-21d53483b734/blindtok-podcasts\nOther Resources\nInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/murrayaelbourn/\nTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@murrayamerability?_r=1&_t=ZP-97LlF79lgCN\nLinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/murray-elbourn-69576543?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=ios_app\nAmerability Website: https: https://www.amerability.com/\nSubscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Amerability\nAbout Amerability: \nAmerability was born from a simple but powerful idea: that blind and low vision individuals deserve more than support — they deserve the tools, mentorship, and real-world...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/GQCNfFtcgOfPbN6n4Yw4eHH5v2T3Bo-S_6mnOFqIl6U/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8wMTA4/MjNlODZiZTQxODMw/NWQ0ZDMxZjQzM2Qy/M2RjZi5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}