A Canadian family has been traveling for a year to show their children the world before they lose their sight
More than a year ago, Edith Lemay and Sébastien Pelletier, Canadians, left for a world tour with their children.
Three of her children have retinitis pigmentosa, a congenital disease that causes progressive loss of vision.
In a few weeks the adventure will be over and the children will go back to school
It’s been over a year now, Edith Lemay and Sebastien Pelletier, nail couple canadian propose traveling around the world as a gift for her four children –Mia, Colin, Laurent and Leo–, before the first three go blind for a rare genetic disease. A moving story that in a few weeks will come to an end.
Mine13 years old, was diagnosed at the age of three. retinitis pigmentosaa genetic disease that causes progressive loss of vision. After her, they diagnosed seven-year-old Colin; and Laurent, five. I only readnew, will not have the disease.
The idea of the trip was born after the recommendation of a specialist
“At first you can’t believe it. You think: this cannot happen to us. So you get angry,” explains Sébastien Pelletier, the father of the family.
A specialist offered to show them pictures of world before they went blind and it gave them an idea. “I decided I didn’t want to show you a picture of an elephant or a giraffe in a book, I wanted show him but for real“says the mother, Edith Lemay.
And thus was born a Trip around the worldWhat the family started almost a year ago. have already visited ten countries. Now in Thailand, next on the list is Nepal.
Although some already know clearly what their favorite experience is. “I am thinking of the hot air balloon in Türkiye. It was really amazing,” recalls Mia.
in a matter of weeks the adventure will be overthe children will go back to school and the tribal dances of Tanzania or the gigantic golden Buddhas of Bangkok will become memoriessome with luck they will last a lifetime.
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