Nicolly Pereira, 2, knew her mother loved her, and her mother showed it by touching her light brown hair and holding her. She just hadn’t seen or heard from her mother since she was a baby. The deaf and blind Brazilian child was diagnosed with pediatric glaucoma shortly after birth. Nicolly’s ocular pressure was 50, which is unusual for a child her age. Unfortunately, doctors confirmed that she couldn’t even see light.

Nicolly had only been able to connect with her mother by caressing and cuddling her since she was a newborn. Nicolly’s mother, on the other hand, seemed unfazed. Daiana Pereira was certain that her child would eventually notice and hear her. Nicolly had seven treatments to treat her medical difficulties, but they all failed. Daiana later posted a story about Nicolly on Facebook, and it quickly went viral.

The Jackson Health Foundation’s International Kids Fund (Wonderfund), which collaborated with the Kevin Garcia Foundation to help Nicolly, soon approached her. The groups finally collected $17,000 for Nicolly’s surgery at Bascom Palmer. Nicolly underwent a three-hour procedure to restore her sight. Fortunately, the seventh operation was a success!

Nicolly’s blood pressure dropped from 50 to 12 points. It was a happy moment when the doctor removed her eye patches after the treatment. Nicolly sat on her mother’s lap as the doctor removed the eye patches. She was initially taken aback by her newly acquired sight, and she glanced around the room with interest.