The Blind Woodsman

my teenage years were pretty tough

He attempted to escape through a window. (NiV)

I attempted suicide by shooting myself.

I got heavily involved in drugs.

I learned how to woodwork.

a condition where you see things that are not real (hallucinations). It can happen if you've lost a lot of your sight. It's not caused by a mental health problem or dementia.

It happens to people that previously had vision.

an enormous benefit

Sue always manages to upset somebody when we go out - she's a real liability. (NiV)

gainful empolument