Whenever you see James, you'll see Carissa. She's not his coach. She's his wife. And literally his second set of eyes.
As a voice in the background says,"I'm gonna leave you right there. You're good," you would think James Patterson is merely taking a lesson at the Grapevine Golf Course. "I missed it so much," he said."I [was] just determined to start playing again."
"You have to decide—are you going to live your life to your disability, or are you going to try to get out and do what you love…with some assistance? That's what we do," she said. "He couldn't drive at night because of his eyes," Carissa recalled."And he said, 'I understand if you don't want to go out. I get it.' And I said, 'What time do you want me to pick you up?'"
However, Patterson can't wear Iris Vision while he plays, as it will fly off his head when he swings the club. "It's totally unselfish," Patterson said."She does it for me…period.""I think everybody with a disability says that," he said."But, you have to put that in the corner of your mind and say, 'It is me. So, let's live the best I can.
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