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![Aquanetta Gordon holds the hand of her son Ben Underwood, who is undergoing chemo treatment at Kaiser Permanente Sacramento Medical Center on Monday, July 9, 2007, in Sacramento, California. (Photo by Kevin German/Sacramento Bee/MCT/Sipa ... Aquanetta Gordon holds the hand of her son Ben Underwood, who is undergoing chemo treatment at Kaiser Permanente Sacramento Medical Center on Monday, July 9, 2007, in Sacramento, California. (Photo by Kevin German/Sacramento Bee/MCT/Sipa ...](https://l450v.alamy.com/450v/2f15ak7/aquanetta-gordon-holds-the-hand-of-her-son-ben-underwood-who-is-undergoing-chemo-treatment-at-kaiser-permanente-sacramento-medical-center-on-monday-july-9-2007-in-sacramento-california-photo-by-kevin-germansacramento-beemctsipa-usa-2f15ak7.jpg)
Aquanetta Gordon holds the hand of her son Ben Underwood, who is undergoing chemo treatment at Kaiser Permanente Sacramento Medical Center on Monday, July 9, 2007, in Sacramento, California. (Photo by Kevin German/Sacramento Bee/MCT/Sipa ...
![Ben Underwood, who is blind, listens to the doctor talk about his chemo treatment at Kaiser Permanente Sacramento Medical Center on Monday, July 9, 2007, in Sacramento, California. (Photo by Kevin German/Sacramento Bee/MCT/Sipa USA Stock Photo ... Ben Underwood, who is blind, listens to the doctor talk about his chemo treatment at Kaiser Permanente Sacramento Medical Center on Monday, July 9, 2007, in Sacramento, California. (Photo by Kevin German/Sacramento Bee/MCT/Sipa USA Stock Photo ...](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2F15ARG/ben-underwood-navigates-his-way-through-crowds-of-students-while-clicking-his-tongue-at-smedberg-middle-school-in-sacramento-county-california-on-tuesday-may-2-2006-underwood-who-is-blind-clicks-his-tongue-and-listens-to-what-the-sound-bounces-off-of-when-he-walks-photo-by-kevin-germansacramento-beemctsipa-usa-2F15ARG.jpg)
Ben Underwood, who is blind, listens to the doctor talk about his chemo treatment at Kaiser Permanente Sacramento Medical Center on Monday, July 9, 2007, in Sacramento, California. (Photo by Kevin German/Sacramento Bee/MCT/Sipa USA Stock Photo ...
![Ben Underwood, who is blind, listens to the doctor talk about his chemo treatment at Kaiser Permanente Sacramento Medical Center on Monday, July 9, 2007, in Sacramento, California. (Photo by Kevin German/Sacramento Bee/MCT/Sipa USA Stock Photo ... Ben Underwood, who is blind, listens to the doctor talk about his chemo treatment at Kaiser Permanente Sacramento Medical Center on Monday, July 9, 2007, in Sacramento, California. (Photo by Kevin German/Sacramento Bee/MCT/Sipa USA Stock Photo ...](https://c8.alamy.com/zooms/6/da803c8118144101a3f22991bb9b760a/2f15any.jpg)
Ben Underwood, who is blind, listens to the doctor talk about his chemo treatment at Kaiser Permanente Sacramento Medical Center on Monday, July 9, 2007, in Sacramento, California. (Photo by Kevin German/Sacramento Bee/MCT/Sipa USA Stock Photo ...
![Mourners hold photographs of Ben Underwood during his funeral service at the Harvest Church of Elk Grove in Elk Grove, California, on Monday, January 26, 2009. More than 2,000 people gathered today Mourners hold photographs of Ben Underwood during his funeral service at the Harvest Church of Elk Grove in Elk Grove, California, on Monday, January 26, 2009. More than 2,000 people gathered today](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2F129A4/mourners-hold-photographs-of-ben-underwood-during-his-funeral-service-at-the-harvest-church-of-elk-grove-in-elk-grove-california-on-monday-january-26-2009-more-than-2000-people-gathered-today-to-mourn-ben-the-blind-elk-grove-boy-who-was-able-to-see-with-sound-photo-by-jose-luis-villegassacramento-beemctsipa-usa-2F129A4.jpg)