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Mrs. Edi Aringhieri was invited on&nbsp;<em>Domenica In<\/em>&nbsp;to share the story of her son. She explained:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cAt the time, I went to the hospital for stomach pain. I remember the doctor advising me to terminate the pregnancy because my child would be born blind.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/35\/590x\/andrea-bocelli-mother-edi-1433446.jpg?r=1620555088777\" alt=\"Andrea Bocelli sings tribute song to mother Edi who rejected doctors'  advice to abort him | Music | Entertainment | Express.co.uk\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Andrea Bocelli lost his sight at the age of 12. She recalled that during a hospital stay in Turin, Andrea met a tall Russian man who loved orchestral music. Andrea listened to it all day while at the hospital. 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