Lise’s life

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| France

| 00:52:24

Saturday 22 June 5:40 PM

When she was 18 months old, Lise’s parents learned that she had a tumor on her optic nerve which made her visually impaired. At 12 years old, before completely losing her sight, she found a solution that would change her life.

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