Girl Born With No Eyes and Nose Receives Miracle! Wait ‘Till You See Her Now!

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The 16-year-old from Charlotte, N.C., was born with no eyes or nose. Doctor's were shocked to see Cassidy had no nose and no eyes. They couldn't figure out what exactly caused her rare birth defect. This is very rare and new case for them too.

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Since the age of about 11, Cassidy has gone through a series of skin graft and facial reconstruction operations at Levine Children's Hospital in Charlotte. In three final surgeries done over two to three weeks, doctors will stretch skin flaps over a bone or cartilage graft from another part of her body.

Cassidy Hooper has high hopes for a career in radio broadcasting, despite her physical challenges.

Cassidy said she is excited that for the first time she will be able to smell and breathe through her nose. "I'll have a real nose like everyone else's," she said.

Nothing has ever stood in the way of Cassidy's optimism and ambition.

In fact, her life motto is,

"Things always may be hard, but I don't need easy, I just need possible."

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No one knows why Cassidy was born without eyes and a nose, a rare birth defect that likely occurred during the first two weeks of gestation.

"Her heart and brain are normal," said her mother, Susan Hooper, 42 and a kindergarten teacher. "Nothing else is going on with her."

Cassidy's father, Aaron Hooper is a 47-year-old engineer and she has two sisters, 18 and 12.

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The hardest part for her is the social challenges. Since the fifth grade, Cassidy has gone to Governor Morehead School. The first week, Cassidy turned to her mother and said, "Mom, everyone here is blind, so I'm normal."

Though she had some stares and taunts as a young child, her social life today is busy. "Honestly, there's been a bit of teasing, but not more than any other child on a regular day," said her mother.

If Hooper is with her daughter and notices stares, she'll often say preemptively, "Do you have a question -- she looks kind of different. And she'll answer the question herself."

"When kids realize it's just an outward thing, and she likes everything else other teenagers like, they are more accepting," she said.

Cassidy is a strong student on the graduation track to go to college and study broadcast journalism.

"She's very outgoing and never met a stranger," said Hooper. "Whenever we go anywhere, she says, 'Put me by the pool and I'll go make friends.' She loves to talk and is very, very self-confident."

#5 Cassidy Hooper, 16, (left) with her sisters

Indeed, everything is possible for one who believes (Mark 9:23). We only have to put our faith to the One who loves us so much and knows every detail of our lives!

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