Fifth-grader with visual imparities shows tenacious faith in adversity

Kai Owens battles on after diagnosis

Kai Owens, left, and his brother, Cash, pose at Siesta Key, Fla. When Kai was asked what he wanted to "see" this summer, he said, "white sand and clear water." An anonymous donor sent the Owens family on vacation to Siesta Key. - photo by Special

W Kai Owens 1 — Kai Owens, left, and his brother, Cash, pose at Siesta Key, Fla. When Kai was asked what he wanted to "see" this summer, he said, "white sand and clear water." An anonymous donor sent the Owens family on vacation to Siesta Key. - photo by Special

Eleven-year-old Kai Owens is a vivacious, lovable, smiling fifth-grader at Brooklet Elementary School who likes to break-dance, beat-box, skim-board, and have “killer Nerf wars.” Sounds like a typical boy, but a diagnosis for Kai in April dramatically changed the entire Owens family. Kai has retinitis pigmentosa, a condition that causes the loss of vision.

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