Three years ago, as he traveled down Market Street during his visit to Philadelphia, Pope Francis kissed 1-year-old Gianna Masciantonio on the head. .
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The Holy Father didn’t realize she had a debilitating brain tumor but the story made headlines and the tumor eventually disappeared.
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Nearly three years later, Gianna is back at her old stomping grounds at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). .
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She was previously diagnosed with Histiocytosis, a blood disorder that eventually formed a brain tumor. It’s now gone and chemotherapy is just a distant memory for Gianna.
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Her parents say the doctors at CHOP, with a touch of faith from Pope Francis three years ago, saved Gianna’s life.
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Commenting on her recovery, Phillip Storm, chief of pediatric neurosurgery at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, said it was nothing short of a miracle. .
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“From what I thought at age 4 months when I operated on her, if you would have told me she’d be running around getting ready to start preschool, I would have told you you’d be crazy. It just wouldn’t happen,” he said.
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