Nadia Ferreira reveals the health conditions she faced.
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Paraguayan model Nadia Ferreira has shared her moving life story with People en Español magazine. Miss Paraguay 2021 revealed that despite the challenges she faced in her childhood, she feels grateful for being a true miracle from God.
Ferreira explained that, at eight months of age, she had to undergo surgery due to a life-threatening congenital torticollis. “I always say that I am a miracle from God because I was born with congenital torticollis and at 8 months old they had to operate on me, I was between life and death,” Ferreira confessed.
Furthermore, ten years later, She was diagnosed with Susac syndrome, a disease that caused her to lose hearing and mobility on the left side of her face. “I used to tell my mom: ‘I’m going to be fine, I’m going to be fine, I know I’m going to be fine,'” recalled the wife of salsa singer Marc Anthony.
The model bravely fought the disease. She and her family moved to Argentina so that she could receive the indicated treatment. There, she wrote a letter to her loved ones, in which she assured that she would become someone important and represent her country with pride.
“I really liked writing, and in one of those letters I wrote: I am going to become someone important, on someone people can look to as an example, I am going to represent Paraguay and my ideal will always be to put the name of my country on high “he told People en Español.
Today, 23-year-old Nadia Ferreira has managed to overcome all adversities and She is fully enjoying the pregnancy of her firstborn with her husband Marc Anthony, 53.
According to the magazine, the model did not want to reveal whether they are expecting a boy or a girl, but assured that they are fully happy and excited about the arrival of the new member of the family they are forming.
“I know a lot of people must be curious about what it is, but it’s something we keep to ourselves. We feel very blessed and the only thing I can say is that what we ask God every day is that he be born with great health. Whether she is a girl or a boy, it does not matter anymore, what God sends us, we are happy, ”said Nadia Ferreira.
Likewise, the model did not rule out having more offspring with her husband. The couple got married on the last weekend of January 2023, after strong rumors of an early wedding due to pregnancy. However, it was not until February 14 that they confirmed the news with a photo in which Marc Anthony and Nadia Ferreira had their hands on their tummy.
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