Family takes year-long world tour following medical diagnosis

Edith Lemay, Sebastien Pelletier and their children join “GMA3” to reflect on their vision loss diagnosis and the "Foundation Fighting Blindness" organization.
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[@gdhaney136]

Those are some good parents. One year to see and experience the world is worth more than a year of schooling, and will live in these kids memories for a lifetime.

[@weaponizedglitter69]

Travel is the best education

[@yvonnekneeshaw2784]

Great wise parents. Pray visions remains intact for many more years

[@Imjustsaying1961]

I’ve been following their journey on Facebook and instagram. It has been inspiring and humbling to watch. Wonderful parents and the family has has an amazing experience that they will never forget or regret. So many of us whine about the smallest inconvenience and do not have the courage to take the action that they did. Lots of lessons to be learned.

[@fatimahadebayo2589]

What's their family name

[@reneemoreno8030]

What a great thing to do...show them all that you can...teaching them Braille along the way. Praying for the family to continue with fsith and strength and the courage to move forward. Blessings🙏

[@sadiebrownlee]

what incredible parents!

[@cynthiacopland8634]

What a beautiful family! My praying for more research into this debilitating eye condition ♥️

[@veggiebea]

Such a sweet family

[@gwen3010]

GOD bless them and so glad they were able to do this for their children!!

[@river8760]

Awesome Canadian family, so heartbreaking what they’re experiencing. Wishing them the best.

[@beatpirate8]

What a beautiful family! 🥺💚

[@bettymathew2817]

Sending prayers for a miracle 🙏🏽

[@carlf.9035]

Life is not fair sometimes. God bless them and smart parents.

[@mrsTraveller64]

How sad, but that nice, close family will get through it together❤️

[@dianam9028]

Wonderful parents 💜

[@noreply65]

God bless you all this family. ❤

[@BN2K]

Amazing parents 👏🏾👏🏾👍🏾

[@angelsrone]

God Bless the entire family

[@VicandWes]

Molly Burke has RP and is an amazing advocate! ❤ for this family to follow

[@adrianagonzalez8868]

God bless you all 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽❤❤❤

[@forveterans49]

I can't imagine being the parents or the children who will go blind. I remember thinking out-loud would I rather have been born blind or later on go blind when you have the visuals in your head? It was hard. My heart goes out to this family and wish them all the best. They have been exposed to things a lot of kids never will.

[@geisalagordon9966]

What a blessing to see/feel/touch various animals/people/clothing, etc. At the same time, praying for this family's strength while they prepare for the next chapters and pages of their lives.

[@pattiducato8461]

Great idea!🙏🏻🙏🏻💕

[@yogawithjengentleyoga3614]

Beautiful story.

[@drenegen4310]

My bestfriend's family like 4 of them were diagnosed the same condition, they went totally blind at ages 40-50

[@ladeek35]

Wonderful story in a sad situation. Many many people would do this over all manner of diagnoses, but they can’t afford it. I’ve had my own bucket list… but you run out of time, money, or, functional health. Next best option, move to the most beautiful place on earth that you can…until the lights go out. So I did.

[@Sunshine-do3yv]

What a beautiful.. fantastic..... family 💗💗💔🌅✌️🇮🇱

[@AndNowIWrite]

That they had the idea to do this is wonderful, but its important to remember that you do not have to have money to create beautiful memories with the children in your life, sunsets, full moons, trees, lakes, flowers....put down the phone and go outside.

[@abbieprice3430]

I’ll bet the Lemay-Pelletier clan are from the Quebec side of Canada! Especially since I could hear the French accents when most of them were speaking! Other than that this was still an amazing story! I hope the kids with this eye disease will hang on to these memories while they still have their vision!

[@brendaanderson292]

Yes Abbie, they are from Quebec. I first heard their story on CBC - I think it Now or Never. 💕

[@abbieprice3430]

@@brendaanderson292 Interesting thanks for telling me!

[@river8760]

‘ Other than that this was still an amazing story?’

[@shawnleong3605]

So do the parents have it?

[@angelacarter2974]

Probably carrier's

[@Pou1gie1]

Only 3 of the 4 kids have it, so I wonder how that will play out in the future. Will the one child without this diagnosis be burdened with taking care of the others or will they feel left out as the other ones receive more attention or will they have a kind of survivors guilt. This will be another hurdle for the parents to deal with.

[@rmalus10297]

They will be blind, not incapacitated. There will be an adjustment period, but those kids will navigate their world just fine

[@cathleenmckay389]

​@@rmalus10297THANK YOU!!

[@jesscaspix]

Did anyone else wonder why the others weren't asked any questions? Even them speaking to that one, made me sad for the others. Praying for them all.

[@nasnas3669]

@@jesscaspix they talked to the little girl

[@christinedurand179]

@@jesscaspix English is their second language, maybe the younger ones are not fluent enough to answer a question

[@worldcitizeng6507]

I had a had a health scared for 11 days, the nurses read my EKG. Saying that my heart skip a 💓 and she did it 3 times. The doctor said i should see a specialist. The specialist ssid my stress test shows my ❤️ is normal. During the 11 suspenfull days. I started looking at my bucket list and see where should i visit next. I always seized the day never taken anything for granted

[@orlyno364]

News anchor’s dress is sooo short

[@angelacarter2974]

Great if you can afford it

[@cathy3392]

Go fund me

[@dark_dante2663]

This was an interesting video, I forgot about this disorder til this video popped up. Hopefully techology will one day eradicate this disorder once and for all.

[@jarcha4200]

Not sure the comment “ Talk about the coolest mom and dad” was very appropriate. They are desperate, loving parents trying to give their children a lifetime worth of visual memories in one year before three of their kids go completely blind. How about being a little respectful of the gravity of their situation?

[@oyinlolao6741]

Jesus has the final say. Doctors have done their part. Ask Jesus what’s his decision and wait on him. Remember he will never put you into a situation without making a way.

[@inolagranville7832]

Truthfully, it is shocking to see the short short skirt the news person is wearing to do the interview It brings a distaste it’s not professional looking!!

[@GreenDayPunkChick]

Grow up! It’s 2023 let women wear what they want.

[@ladeek35]

Is journalism a profession? Or marketing? Short skirts sell.

[@cathy3392]

I don’t think it’s a skirt. I think it’s shorts

[@rrnn6472]

🎯

[@leeauslander8305]

Not a very good interview, let the kids talk!

[@mrsTraveller64]

The kids look shy, they might have said before theydo NOT want to talk. I would not have allowedmy kids to talksince they mighthave said something silly like kids can do.

[@arveedibira2454]

they shldve given them a 3 day tour of NYC!😁🫤☺️