04-07-2017 02:02 via kxan.com

Nurse shares how she lost sight in one eye from a July 4th firework

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A nurse at St. David’s South Austin Medical Center is sharing the worst experience of her life, in hopes of saving others from making the same mistake this Fourth of July.
As a freshman in high school, Amy White lost sight in her left eye after a firework hit her. Fifteen years later, she’s able to point out what she likely could have done to prevent the traumatic injury.
“Unsupervised, without eye protection, without any form of protection, playing with f
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