'She's my hero': Sick teen makes heartbreaking ビデオ 尊敬の印 to Selena Gomez after 星/主役にする visited her in hospital

She 直面するs a daily 戦う/戦い again st a rare genetic disorder that means she may never grow up to 実行する her dreams.

But sick 十代の少年少女 Hana Hwang has now been able to realise one important ambition-to 会合,会う her hero, singer Selena Gomez.

The 13-year-old who 苦しむs from progeria, a 条件 that 原因(となる)s children to age 未熟に, was stunned when when her favourite 星/主役にする visited her in her LA hospital in December.

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Pop idol: Sick teenager Hana Hwang has now been able to realise one important dream-to meet her hero-singer Selena Gomez

Pop idol: Sick 十代の少年少女 Hana Hwang has now been able to realise one important dream-to 会合,会う her hero-singer Selena Gomez

And now a ビデオ 尊敬の印 she made to thank the singer for her visit has gone viral, making Hana a 事実上の celebrity in her own 権利.

Progeria is an incurable disorder that 原因(となる)s children to 年齢,時代/年とる ight to ten times faster than the 普通の/平均(する) person .

The 病気 is so rare that only about ten children in the US are 影響する/感情d. They 生き残る on 普通の/平均(する) just 13 years, Hana’s age.?

The sick teen had dreamed about 会合 the 'Love You Like A Love Song' singer, and listens to her song 'Who Says' on repeat to give her strength during 治療 開会/開廷/会期s.?

The lyrics 'I'm no beauty queen. I'm just beautiful me. You got every 権利 to a beautiful life,' 特に strike a chord with the 13 year old, the hospital said.

The Selena, who was 接触するd by Ryan Seacrest about her young fan, visited Hana at the Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA).

Touching tribute: Hana, pictured here at her work station, wanted to thank Selena for visiting by making her a bracelet and a video message

Touching 尊敬の印: Hana, pictured here at her work 駅/配置する, 手配中の,お尋ね者 to thank Selena for visiting by making her a bracelet and a ビデオ message

Friendship ties: Hana holds up the matching bracelets she has made for herself and the star. Her tiny one is on the right

Friendship 関係: Hana 持つ/拘留するs up the matching bracelets she has made for herself and the 星/主役にする. Her tiny one is on the 権利

Hana was so shocked to 会合,会う her pop idol that she was dunmb struck, her 教える Sara Kim told Ryan Seacrest’s Kiss show afterwards.

The 勇敢に立ち向かう 患者 told her 教える that she couldn’t speak because she was afraid she would cry and ‘look like a baby’

But later she 手配中の,お尋ね者 to thank the teenage starlet, who is dating Justin Bieber, by making her a bracelet and a ビデオ message.

Big hearted: Selena visited Hana in hospital in LA in December after Ryan Seacrest put them in contact

Big hearted: Selena visited Hana in hospital in LA in December after Ryan Seacrest put them in 接触する

Caring: This week the singer posted a picture of Hana on Twitter writing 'This is my #iwontgiveup photo. Hana is so beautiful and one of the most incredible people I've met. Love you'

Caring: This week the singer 地位,任命するd this picture 編集 of Hana and her on Twitter 令状ing 'This is my #iwontgiveup photo. Hana is so beautiful and one of the most incredible people I've met. Love you'

The poignant accolade to Selena was 地位,任命するd on the Children's Hospital’s YouTube channel, and すぐに went viral, clocking up more than 1.5 million 見解(をとる)s.

WHAT IS PROGERIA?

  • Progeria (from the Greek '未熟に old')? is a rare, 致命的な genetic 条件 that 原因(となる)s the 外見 of 加速するd 高齢化 in children
  • The disorder is 原因(となる)d by a 突然変異 in the 遺伝子 that produces protein that 持つ/拘留するs the 核 独房s together
  • Children with Progeria begin to 'age' around 18-24 months of age. 調印するs 含む loss of 団体/死体 fat and hair, 老年の-looking 肌, stiffness, heart 病気 and 一打/打撃s
  • Children with the 条件 die of heart 病気 at an 普通の/平均(する) age of 13 although some have lived up to about 21

The (映画の)フィート数, 発射 in her hospital bed, shows Hana making bead bracelets for herself and the singer, her own tiny bracelet a third of the size of Selena’s, a touching 思い出の品 of the teen’s 破滅的な diagnosis.

The 献身的な fan also explains how she painstakingly copies the lyrics of Selena's songs into her diary.

When asked what Selena means to her, Hana said, 'She's my hero, because she's a singer 同様に as an actress and she has been on both TV shows and movies.'

And the singer hasn't forgotten her either. This week Selena 地位,任命するd a picture 編集 of Hana and her on Twitter 令状ing 'This is my #iwontgiveup photo. Hana is so beautiful and one of the most incredible people I've met. Love you'.

Starlet: Actress and singer Selena is dating singer Justin Bieber

Starlet: Actress and singer Selena is dating singer Justin Bieber

Glamour girl: Selena poses on arrival at the 2011 American Music Awards in Los Angeles

Glamour girl: Selena 提起する/ポーズをとるs on arrival at the 2011 American Music Awards in Los Angeles



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