Papal blessings for young girl: Pope embraces five-year-old US girl who is going blind and deaf due to a genetic condition as he prays for her during his weekly audience at the Vatican

...may God heal you. Amen

The Pope and Lizzy touched foreheads as they prayed together during their brief meeting at the Vatican today

Pope Francis embraces Lizzy Meyers, 5, US girl who is going blind and deaf due to a genetic condition ...prays for her during his weekly audience at the Vatican

 

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Lizzy doesn’t know she suffers from Usher’s Syndrome, which will take away her hearing and gradually make her blind

Having received the diagnosis ‘we realised that we have to do as much as we can to let her see as many wonderful things as possible.’

 
Pope Francis touches the face of five-year-old Lizzy Myers, from Bellville, Ohio, at the end of his general audience in St. Peter’s Square

Lizzy Myers and her family travelled from Bellville, Ohio to see the Pope
Pictures show the pair embracing in front of crowds at the Vatican today
Parents are taking her on a ‘visual bucket list’ before she loses her sightThis is the moment the Pope embraced a five-year-old US girl who is going blind and deaf as he prayed for her during his weekly audience.
Lizzy Myers, who suffers from a rare genetic disease, travelled from Bellville, Ohio, with her family to see Pope Francis at the Vatican in Rome.
Her parents, Steve and Christine, have taken her on a week-long ‘visual bucket list’ to show her some of the wonders of the world while she can still see them.

Tender: Pictures captured the moment the Pope embraced five-year-old US girl Lizzy Myers
who is going blind and deaf

Lizzy doesn’t know she suffers from Usher’s Syndrome, which will take away her hearing and gradually make her blind

Pictures captured the moment the Pope embraced five-year-old US girl Lizzy Myers who is going blind and deaf. Lizzy Myers, who suffers from a rare genetic disease, travelled from Bellville, Ohio, with her family to meet Pope Francis at the Vatican in Rome

Day Day to remember: Little Lizzy steps up to meet Pope Francis during his weekly audience at the Vatican today

Pictures show Pope Francis stooping down to speak to the youngster, who smiled as they embraced in front of crowds. Lizzy and her family had special seats for Francis’ general audience this morning. The Vatican visit caps off a week of touring that has seen the child visit the statue of Julius Caesar, the Colosseum and the Roman Forum. Lizzy doesn’t know she suffers from Usher’s Syndrome, which will take away her hearing and gradually make her blind.

Five-year-old Lizzy and her family had special seats for Francis’ general audience this morning

Day to remember: Little Lizzy steps up to meet Pope Francis during his weekly audience.
At the Vatican today Pictures show Pope Francis stooping down to speak to the youngster, who smiled as they embraced in front of crowd. Lizzy doesn’t know she suffers from Usher’s Syndrome, which will take away her hearing and gradually make her blind

The Vatican visit caps off a week of touring that has seen the child visit the statue of Julius Caesar,
the Colosseum (pictured) and the Roman Forum

Lizzy doesn’t know she suffers from Usher’s Syndrome, which will take away her hearing and gradually make her blind
But Steve said after his daughter received the diagnosis ‘we realised that we have to do as much as we can to let her see as many wonderful things as possible.’
The first item on their bucket list was the Warren Rupp observatory near their home, where Lizzy could look through a giant telescope at the moon and the stars.
Someone at the observatory invited a journalist and before the Myers knew it, Lizzy’s story was all over the news and they were receiving generous offers to help them show her much more in the short time she has before her sight fails.
Five-year-old Lizzy and her family had special seats for Francis’ general audience this morning
The general manager of Turkish Airlines was touched by Lizzy’s story and round-trip tickets were offered to anywhere in the world. The family chose Rome. Mr and Mrs Myers said Lizzy had already adjusted well to the hearing aids she has to wear.
‘I want her to live as normal a life as she can, now,’ said her mother. ‘There will come a time when we will have to tell her. I dread that day.’
Yesterday, they said they hoped even just to catch a glimpse of the pope. Steve had said: ‘We are hoping for a little special prayer or something for Lizzy and maybe a miracle will happen that way as well.’

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