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…a dad sees colour for the first time…

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A 61-year-old father broke into tears when finally seeing color in his world for the first time after receiving a special Christmas gift.

Jim Gogan always had trouble seeing reds and greens. In fact, when he joined the Air Force, he wasn’t able to become a pilot because he couldn’t read the radar screens.

For years, his family talked about gifting him a pair of special colorblind glasses, but in December, his son, Kyle, was finally able to make it a reality—thanks to a bonus from his employer.

A video shared by the family (below) shows Jim in tears after seeing colors clearly for the first time.

“He’s never been able to tell color,” said 39-year-old Kyle, from South Carolina.

“He’ll say things like, ‘grab my blue shirt,’ and it’s green.”


Before giving him the glasses, Kyle had printed out colorblind tests for the whole family to take—and Jim got almost every question wrong.

Then, Kyle handed him the glasses and the results were immediate.

As Jim placed them over his eyes, and looked at the colored drawing of a Christmas tree, tears began to well up in his eyes.


The next day, the family took Jim on a drive to enjoy the outdoors in all its colorful glory.