Hi, I'm Micah. Want to know my superpower?

I'm disabled.

You read that right. I have Usher syndrome, a rare genetic disorder. I was born mostly deaf, and I'm slowly going blind as my retinal cells die. I have about 10 to 12 years of sight left. I was bullied for years over my speech, and I can't drive anymore.

I probably won't see my daughter graduate.

Heavy, isn't it? But I'll be there. The darkest things we carry are just the shadows of an inverted light. I get to know what I'm losing, and that shows me the beauty of everything I get to experience today.

So my superpower is a perspective. It's gratitude, and a constant stream of reminders of what makes living such a gift.

What am I grateful for? Everything. I'm a natural extrovert and I love people. I play keyboard and sing in a band called Metsavana, which means "tree spirit" in Estonian. I draw, and I'm writing a fantasy series. I share this life with my wife and daughter in the Pacific Northwest. I'm the son of two nurses, and I've loved science my whole life.

My career started in audiology, giving back to the people who helped me hear. I moved into client success and joined Maven Clinic early, where I built their Client Resources team and spent five years helping people build families.

Superpower is an expression of what I've been given in my life. It's knowledge. I know what's happening in my body and what I can do to care for myself. I also know what I can't cure yet, and knowing that gives me perspective too.

We should never be blind to our health. Take it from a blind guy.