Eight-year-old Fred Houv made a list of things he wanted to see before he was blinded. Namely, this boy was born with degenerative disease, which is only a matter of time when he will completely lose vision.
This cheerful "young adventurer", whom the family calls "Fantastic Mr. Fred", refuses to prevent the disease from seeing the world. The boy has made a list of things he wants to see and do while he can.
He wants to climb the Eiffel Tower, meet Mike Maus, to be a zoo keeper for a day, approach the crocodile, swim with sharks and dolphins, and meet the Bavarian mountain owl.
But at the top of his list there is a desire that his mother, Karen Nevel (47) and Dave Davis Houv (46), who have been married for more than 10 years, are finally married.
Fred can now see two meters in front of him with one eye, while others can see only light. At school he uses a magnifying glass and he must be close to approaching to see a thing. Even animals in the zoo are far too far behind it. He is already preparing for the challenges that his future brings and teaches Braille the alphabet.
Asked about how much time Fred suffers from proliferative vitreous retinopathy before he loses sight, his mom says: "It could be tomorrow or in two years. Puberty is a really dangerous period, so around 11 will be critical. We want by then that he sees as many things as possible, so that he can remember them. "
Fred looks forward to having a guide dog soon.
"My eyes do not work properly, so I'm looking forward to having a guide dog so I can walk quickly," he says.
About his plans for the future he said: "I like animals, but I find it hard to see them in zoos. I'd like to be a watchman for a day so that I can come close to them."
As for his dreams of traveling, Fred would like to travel Eurostar by rail to Paris under the sea.
Fred has so far crossed his list to Austria, where his parents believed, climbed up to Big Ben, helped drive a train between Newcastle and York, fed the penguins, and watched the London Marathon.