He was going blind at a relatively young age. His career was being a soldier and a sniper.
He was being shipped to England where he had never lived and probably has no close
relatives or friends.
He could learn to care for himself, but he can't imagine what he will do with the rest
of his life.
My mother started going blind at age 86. She loved to read. When she couldn't read
anymore, even with a magnifying glass, she didn't go into rages, but got very depressed.