Damage his optic fibers but not hard enough to go blind. he got really lucky. joanna grew up near john paul's ho hometown in poland and said it's her strong cultural connection to the pontiff that gives her faith in his healing powers. >> i know he did it for him. in a difficult time, i'm always going to pray to him because he's the one who give me the miracle. >> reporter: she says the making of the miracle was three years before her son's accident. christopher met pope john paul ii during a youth trip to rome in 2004. >> when i touched his hand, i did feel something i never felt around any o...