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Sep 10, 2022 · During the September 11th attacks, a blind man named Michael Hingson descended 78 floors of the North Tower of the World Trade Center with his beloved guide dog. "I would not be alive today if it weren't for Roselle."
Michael is blind from birth and is accessiBe’s Chief Vision Officer. After graduating from high school with a 3.54-grade average, he attended the University of California, graduating with honors and received a Master's degree in physics.
Oct 2, 2020 · Michael Hingson is a New York Times best-selling author and international lecturer. Michael, blind since birth, survived the 9/11 attacks with the help of his guide dog Roselle. This story is the subject of his best-selling book, Thunder Dog.
Sep 11, 2021 · NEW YORK — On September 11, 2001, Michael Hingson and his guide dog, Roselle, were on the 78th floor of the North Tower of the World Trade Center. Michael had been blind from birth....
Michael Hingson has been blind since birth due to a disease called retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). In his infancy, doctors suggested his parents send him to a home for the blind, where they could take better care of him.
Blind from birth, Michael could hear the sounds of shattering glass, falling debris, and terrified people flooding all around him. But Roselle sat calmly beside him. In that moment, Michael chose to trust Roselle's judgment and not to panic.
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Jul 1, 2011 · This book flips between 9/11 and Michael’s life, being blind almost from birth. Not only is the story of how he survived 9/11 breathtaking (and almost tear-jerking), but it also highlights his faith in God and how he entrusted his life to God’s care when fear could have instead taken place.
