HORNELL, NY (WENY) -- When he was five years old, Christopher Lomax became blind after a brain tumor. Since then, he's had to navigate life in a new way, but isn't letting his disability get in the way of his dreams of becoming a baker.

"I lost my sight when I was five years old. I had a brain tumor and it damaged the optic nerve and pituitary gland. It was a whirlwind... Finally they did a CAT scan and they realized there was a tumor. The tumor was removed but it made me lose my sight. I could only see light and shadow out of my left eye, and I can only see like a dot of light in my right eye," said Lomax, a vendor/baker at Racalto's in Hornell.

Lomax said it was a big adjustment being blind, especially since he was so young.

"It was my first year in Kindergarten and I was learning the alphabet. I remember seeing all the letters and then I [wasn't] able to see anything and had to relearn everything... One thing that was very helpful is my family. My mom was very helpful but she also wasn't someone who would baby me... She'd help me with [things] and help me figure out how to do it so I'd be independent," said Lomax.

Lomax said his love for baking came at a young age when he would want to help his grandmother.

"I remember being at my grandma and grandpa's house and I always saw my grandma baking. I always remember asking her, 'Can I help with this? Can I help with that?' She said 'You can do this.' It wasn't a lot, but it was something," said Lomax.

After learning from his grandma Lomax eventually moved on to making desserts from the back of cake/brownie mix boxes. Lomax said he loves what he does now, even though there were some setbacks in the beginning.

"I started baking [from recipes on the back of boxes] and then started adding different things and making them better. It was tricky learning how to bake with those boxes because you have to follow the instructions by the book. Then after awhile, I'm like, 'I can do something bigger than this,' so I continued to do stuff bigger and [try] different/homemade recipes..." said Lomax.

Lomax then went on to start his own business called 'Desserts by Chris Lomax.'

About five months ago, Lomax was hired to be a baker at Racalto's in Hornell. It's all thanks to a local newspaper article and the right person seeing it at the right time.

"At the very end of the article it says his (Chris Lomax's) passion is dessert baking. So, I looked at J and I said, 'Well, we kind of need another dessert baker. Let's try to reach out to him and see where this goes.' ... We're the launchpad, he's the rocket and we are very honored to help Chris start his own business. So, in fact, about two weeks ago, we flipped him from an employee to a vendor. Now, 'Desserts by Chris Lomax' is in its early stages. We have no doubt he's gonna take right off," said the co-owner of Racalto's, Joe Huang-Racalto.

Lomax hopes his story can inspire others to chase their dreams, no matter their abilities.

"?Don't let your disability stop you from doing anything. If you want to go join the track team, go do it. If you want join the swim team, go do it... If you wanna become a baker, cool. If you wanna learn how to play a piano, cool. Just keep going and don't let anything stop you..." said Lomax.

CBS News also stopped by Racalto's earlier this month to interview Chris and that story will air sometime in July. Lomax said they'll have a watch party with friends and family at the restaurant when it does.