At just four months old, the doctors diagnosed little Rachel Hyche with retinopathy of prematurity.
Retinopathy of prematurity, also known as ROP, is a rare type of eye disease diagnosed in babies, mostly those born prematurely.
Like any parent, Rachel’s father, David Hyche, felt scared.
He feared for his daughter, thinking she would never have a normal life.
However, when Rachel turned 18 months old, she taught David that she could live her life and do things on her own.
David shared in an interview with Fox News eight years ago that his daughter did things on her own and was proud of her milestones.
Slowly, his fears washed away.
Then, one day, as the people from his church were preparing for Easter, he saw how little Rachel was so excited to try out Easter egg hunting.
However, there was a problem – it would be hard for her to hunt for eggs.
Handing the eggs to her wasn’t fun due to her condition.
All kids want to experience hunting for eggs.
David knew he had to find a way, and he did.
He found a man from Los Angeles who invented beeping eggs.
According to David, the kind gentleman was more than willing to share his idea about his invention.
Since he was an ATF agent, it was easy for him to tweak the mechanism of the beeping egg.
David was able to create his version of the beeping Easter eggs.
Rachel took part in the Easter Egg Hunt and was delighted.
She had fun, which was memorable, thanks to the beeping eggs.
David never imagined that this project would grow far beyond his expectations.
One time, when he presented the egg at an International Bomb Technicians Association, many people and associations became curious.
Everyone loved the idea, and they launched “The Rachel Project.”
Many organizations donated money, some even $10K a year.
Then, bomb squads around the country started building these beeping eggs, then they would donate them to schools for the blind.
The invention thrilled the kids with vision problems.
Even if they had vision problems, they could join the games and have fun like everybody else.
David felt happy.
It wasn’t just for his little Rachel. It was for the other kids as well.
After some time, David discovered that these eggs weren’t only being used once a year but all year long.
The teachers use these beeping eggs to teach their blind or visually impaired kids to learn location skills.
People from Churches, Law enforcement, and the military donated their money and time to The Rachel Project.
From there, they were able to share their blessings with other kids.
“Most of the people that do this and spend their money and their time do not have a blind child. They do it just out of the goodness of their heart,” said David.
He felt grateful for all the people who helped with his project.
Now, eight years later, the Rachel Project is still active and is still helping kids.
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