Carl Stevens can see, barely.  He can see some light.

He can see the shadow of his hand if he holds it close enough to his face.  He's thrilled that he can see anything at all.

In 2004 doctors put Carl into a medically induced coma to treat Strep B Penumonia.  They figured he'd be out for two days.  He woke up eighteen days later, blind.

A family member told Carl about a hospital in China where patients were getting umbilical stem cell treatments to treat everything from ALS to Heart Disease.  Carl looked into it and decided to give it a shot.

Doctors in the U.S. and China told Carl the treatment might not work, but it might be his only hope.  Carl and his wife Vickie dug into savings and came up with about $30,000.  He left for China on Christmas Day.

Carl and his brother-in-law spent 33 days at Hangzhou Xiaoshan Hospital, where Carl received six stem cell treatments and acupuncture.  He now takes electrotherapy acupuncture treatments at a clinic in Springfield, Missouri.

Carl says he began to see flashes of light after his second treatment.  About two months after arriving home he's seen more flashes of light, some in color.

He says he can see the light of a television if he gets right up to it.  Time seems to bring hope to the avid hunter and logger who drove a fertilizer truck for a living.  He understands that he may never regain normal vision but hopes to at least see faces of family members again.