Bogotá, Colombia, Sep 12, 2017 / 14:09 pm
Consuelo del Socorro Córdoba is a Colombian woman who had made up her mind to be euthanized because of the serious illnesses caused by an acid attack she suffered in 2001.
But after meeting Pope Francis on Sept. 9 during his trip to the Colombia, she gave up her intention to end her life.
The woman, who suffers from toxoplasmosis – a very serious infection that affects the brain – has undergone 87 surgeries. Speaking to CNN en Español she told how she met Pope Francis at the Apostolic Nuntiature in Bogota.
Lo que le dijo el papa Francisco a esta víctima de ataque con ácido le cambió la vida https://t.co/0wyeh1jOeZ @patriciajaniot pic.twitter.com/g7wVmeWIcT
- CNN en Español (@CNNEE) September 10, 2017