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Most people watching seventeen-year-old Brilynn Rakes dance would be shocked to find out the obstacles she has gone through to become so talented. At two months old, Brilynn’s mother Deb noticed her daughter’s eyes were shaking. When she would reach for a toy, she would always reach for it a foot away from the actual spot it was in. After getting an MRI, Brilynn was diagnosed with nystagmus and cone dystrophy. The doctors informed her mother Deb that her daughter was born with a neurological birth defect. The wiring from her brain to her eyes is what causes the nystagmus (affecting 1 in every several thousand people), and also causes her eyes to shake. Her world is constantly shaking – when she uses her peripheral vision it’s not as bad.
