Overview
- In excerpts from Keep Laughing, the comedian writes that he felt "guilty" about bringing his daughter into the world because of his blindness.
- He recalls a formative moment when Sophie asked, "You can't find the cup, Daddy? Because your eyes are broken?" which he says "knocked" him.
- He explains that Retinitis pigmentosa caused his vision loss and fueled fears of passing the condition to his child.
- He reports that Sophie, now 13, has shown no symptoms, saying "the coin landed favourably" and concluding she cannot pass it on.
- He says he has made peace with what he cannot do as a parent and that his daughter does not mind those limitations.