Kate Winslet makes dreams come true for girl, 12, with rare eye condition

SWNS 2024-11-19

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A schoolgirl who is losing her sight was stunned when her favourite actress Kate Winslet invited her for a night at the theatre to help her fulfil her "visual bucket list".

Lily-Rae Merchant-O'Hanlon, 12, from Nottingham, was diagnosed with Stargardt disease last December.

The inherited condition causes blurriness in the central part of the eye and her mother, Emma Merchant, set up a GoFundMe to help Lily-Rae enjoy as many visual experiences before her sight worsens.

Her first trip was to see the Northern Lights thanks to a £5,000 donation from Titanic star Kate Winslet.

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