Katherine Chavez is a first-generation college student, a teacher for kids ministry, as well as a wife and mother hoping to inspire people across the world.
PHOENIX — A Valley woman is inspiring thousands worldwide through social media to live their best life.
Katherine Chavez, a 31-year-old Arizonan, said she lost her sight at age 7 after being diagnosed with Retinoblastoma.
“Everything just happened fast, because the tumor was pretty big and it was actually moving towards my brain, and that’s when they had to make the fast decision to remove my eyes,” Chavez said.
Chavez wrote on her YouTube page, Katy’s Eyes, that she doesn’t view her blindness as a disability, but rather as a blessing to inspire, motivate and educate.
“No matter what your disability is like, that doesn’t define who you are,” Chavez told 12News. ” You can be a great parent, you can be a great …