Seven-year-old Elpie dreams of seeing the world more clearly. He was born with juvenile cataracts and according to his mom, he has never seen anything clearly his life.

“I noticed some white spots in his eyes. I’m afraid he might go blind,” his mother, Renalyn, said, with tears in her own eyes.” “My son is such a loving child. It hurts to see him like this.”

Renalyn and Elpie live on a remote island in the Philippines. He has never seen an eye doctor since his parents are too poor to take him.

“My husband works hard as a fisherman, and is away from home a lot,” Renalyn explained. “We even thought about selling our boat to take him to a doctor.”

Then Elpie’s teacher, Christina, spent her own money to take him to a doctor on the mainland. That’s when they all learned about his con

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