Janice a souffert de déficience visuelle toute sa vie, mais son diagnostic de glaucome additioné à l'aggravation de son état et au manque de traitement disponible furent vraiment déchirant pour elle. Mais tout changea lorsque Janice et son épous virent à la télévision l'histoire de Kevin Naidoo, planifiant son voyage pour obtenir une thérapie par cellules souches pour son glaucome.
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