article_snippet: Joanne still sees Joanne as a young man - because she lost Joanne sight by the time they'd been reunited.
article_snippet: However, Joanne had gone blind by then so still pictures his as the young man Joanne met all those years ago.
article_snippet: By the time Joanne Roberts, now 47 had reunited, Joanne had lost her sight so still remembers his as a young man .
article_snippet: Joanne, pictured, left, in Joanne twenties, went blind at 34 due to type 1 diabetes diagnosed at the age of 14 and has now penned a book from the point of view of Joanne guide dog, Uska, right .
article_snippet: Meanwhile, Joanne, from Little Sutton, Cheshire, was enjoying a career as a high-flying businesswoman, whose work in marketing took Joanne to Singapore, Hong Kong and Australia.
article_snippet: After returning to London, Joanne set up a marketing agency and was enjoying life as a city dweller until Joanne tragically lost Joanne sight.
article_snippet: Joanne went blind at 34 due to type 1 diabetes diagnosed at the age of 14.
article_snippet: As well as losing Joanne sight,  
article_snippet: Joanne’s kidney function is half of a healthy person.
article_snippet: Joanne was also forced to have a pancreas transplant six years ago to prevent life-threatening hypoglycaemic attacks.
article_snippet: Before Joanne lost her sight, Joanne was enjoying a career as a high-flying businesswoman, whose work in marketing took Joanne to Singapore, Hong Kong and Australia Hong Kong and Australia Australia .