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Daughter Who Beat Cancer Surprises Blind Dad After Nine Years

This is the emotional moment a father who is blind was brought to tears on his 80th birthday as he is surprised by his daughter after she beat cancer and who he hadn’t seen in person for nine years. Allie Olson hadn’t visited her father, Harry, for the best part of a decade, due to her father’s failing health as well as Allie’s own cancer battle and coronavirus delays. Harry adopted Allie when she was five, and despite the pair not being overly close during Allie's younger years, a phone call in adult life patched things up with the pair deciding to make up for lost time. But Allie, who lives in Brooklyn, New York, was undergoing her own struggles with breast cancer, with her weak immune system making it impossible for her to travel. Meanwhile, Harry – who divorced Allie's mom, remarried, and now lives in Wisconsin – saw his legs weaken with age and lost sight in his left eye due to eye surgery complications, becoming legally blind. Allie wanted to see her father before he goes fully blind in both eyes, and so, having finished her treatment and now feeling strong enough to travel, she planned a visit for Harry's birthday, on June 22. Having liaised with Harry's wife, CeCe, Allie snuck into the house, where her father was told he was expecting a surprise visitor from Manila. Not knowing anyone from the Philippines, Harry's confusion then turned to tears of joy when he realized it was his daughter who had entered the room. Allie then headed over to her father for a long-awaited hug, nine years in the making.
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TV & Digital
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Location: Not Disclosed, Wisconsin, USA
  • Date Acquired: 06-07-2022
  • Date Filmed: 06-22-2022
  • Orientation: Vertical
  • Footage Type: Cell Phone
  • Rights :  TV & Digital, Commercial, Publishing
Tags:  blind , cancer , father daughter , reunion , covid-19 , coronavirus , wisconsin , new york

Daughter Who Beat Cancer Surprises Blind Dad After Nine Years

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