CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-FRENCH GIRL-RARE DISEASE-PANDA DREAM (CN)
(230526) -- CHENGDU, May 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Ninon Vernay visits the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 20, 2023. "There are many more pandas here than in France!" exclaimed Ninon Vernay, a little French girl, at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, delighted to see the lively and cute giant pandas in their native country.
The 10-year-old has been suffering from cystic fibrosis since birth, a genetic disease that mainly affects the gastrointestinal and respiratory systems and usually results in chronic obstructive lung damage.
Grappling with the disease, Vernay volunteered to become an "ambassador for cystic fibrosis" of France and has developed a love for nature and animals, especially pandas.
Last weekend, with the help of institutions and people in China and France, Vernay was finally able to fulfill her dream on a journey to the panda's home province in southwest China with her parents.
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