Mrs. World 2012 uses platform to fight back against eye disease

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) – April Lufriu is a true “Mom on a Mission” fighting against time and the blinding retinal eye disease called Retinitis Pigmentosa that affects her two children, Brandon & Savannah Lufriu as well as her sister Melissa Escobio.

Both April and her sister are the founders of the Tampa Bay Chapter for the Foundation Fighting Blindness. For 20 years, April has been fundraising and doing philanthropy for the Foundation Fighting Blindness to find a cure for Retinitis Pigmentosa…

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