Can you imagine not being able to see what your loved ones look like for nearly five decades? Talking to them, spending time with them but not seeing their faces?
Well this is exactly the experience of an Aussie gran, whose sight was restored recently after a whopping 46 years.
When in her early 20s, young mum Fran Laver was diagnosed with Steven-Johnson syndrome, an immune hypersensitivity disorder – and within two years she was completely blind.
However, thanks to a rare operation called a Boston Kerato Prosthesis, carried out by the Sydney Eye Hospital, she can now see her children again – and her grandkids for the first time.
“I want to be able to read books to my grandchildren, more than anything,” she said to 9News.
And in a tear-jerking reunion, her daughters Alison and Genevieve visited her in the hospital so she could see their faces for the first time in what must have felt like a lifetime.
“Hello gorgeous! Oh my God!” Fran said, amid squeals over overjoyed laughter. And of course, a mum until she end she asks one of her daughters, “What have you done to your hair?!”
One of the doctors who operated on Fran, Dr Mark Gorbatov, described the outcome as a “miracle”.
We’re sure Fran and her family would agree. Just incredible.
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