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05th Oct 2014

PICTURE: Special Wish Comes True For Nine-Year-Old Boy

A truly moving image.

Cathy Donohue

Ben Pierce is losing his sight, at only nine years of age.

The little boy was born prematurely and his sight never developed properly. Before he goes completely blind, Ben has a list of things he wants to see.

One thing on the list was the Northern Lights and his dream came true thanks to Alaska Airlines pilot Chris Cice.

Chris flew Ben to Fairbanks, Alaska for free and this meant the little boy’s dream of seeing the Northern Lights, also referred to as Aurora Borealis, came true.

Ben’s story is very touching and it definitely reminded us of how lucky we are.

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Image via Ron Murray Photography