Twelve-year-old New York girl Julia Bruzzese, who is in a wheelchair after a paralysis whose cause was not clear even to her doctors, was able to meet Pope Francis at JFK Airport during his U.S. visit and believes that the miracle of His Holiness has already started.
"I came here because I wanted to meet the pope because I believe in a miracle," Bruzzese said after having the encounter with the pope at the airport, CBS New York reported.
After a few days, young Bruzzese received clarity regarding her diagnosis.
"The miracle has begun. Yesterday, I went to the doctor and for the first time they saw Lyme disease activity in my blood and that just shows a miracle can happen if you believe, just like I did. If you believe and pray, everything can happen," the young girl from St. Bernadette School said on CBS, Fox News reported.
Before her encounter with Pope Francis, there was no indication in her bloodwork telling if the symptoms were actually caused by Lyme disease.
"It's unfortunate that this has happened. This experience has made me wiser, made me look at life in a different perspective. Life is precious," Bruzzese added.
The New York girl's friends at school have expressed their support through a wrist hashtag that says "pray for Julia" and a doctor offered to treat her for free, DailyMail reported.
