A 5-year-old Ohio girl, who is suffering from a degenerative disease that will eventually leave her blind and deaf, met Pope Francis Wednesday as part of a "visual bucket list" tour her parents established, NBC News reported.
An airline offered Elizabeth "Lizzy" Myers and her parents free round-trip tickets to anywhere in the world and the family chose Rome. They were given special seats at Francis's general audience in St. Peter's Square, where the pontiff spoke to the family and blessed Lizzy's eyes.
Lizzy is not aware that she is suffering from Usher's Syndrome and that she could be blind in about seven years. Her parents started a "visual bucket list" of sites and people they think she should see while she can.
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