Her name is Maria José Marques da Silva Carvalho, and at 60 years old she has fulfilled a dream that she had longed for: to travel to Rome and meet Pope Francis.
For some time now, María José, known as “Doña Zeza”, has been suffering from ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis), a disease of the nervous system that affects the neurons of the brain and the spinal cord.
In recent months, his illness worsened and that is why he decided to travel from Hamburg (Germany), where he has lived for years, to the Eternal City to try to fulfill his dream, according to reports. Vatican News.