The teenager defying the odds as she prepares to brave the Vision’s Carols By Candlelight stage

A 17-year-old with a rare inherited condition causing her to be completely blind will be braving the stage tomorrow night when she takes on the big stage at Vision’s Carols By Candlelight.

Lilly is no stranger to the annual Christmas tradition being involved in two previous Carols.

“It’s been a huge part of what we do as a family for a long time now, we always catch up and watch it as a family, it’s been a part of the family for a long time, my grandparents were part of the carols choir,” she told 3AW Drive.

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