Lionel Richieis counting his blessings oneAmerican Idolcontestant at a time.On Wednesday, the musician andIdoljudge was brought to tears after hearing the story of 17-year-old Virginia native, Shayy — who became legally blind one year ago.“A year ago I started complaining to my mother about not being able to see the white board,” Shayy said during Wednesday’s episode. “I was like, ‘Oh man I’m going to get glasses now.’ I went to [the doctor’s office] and she had done a bunch of tests on my eyes. She came back and was like, ‘You need to go to the ER now.’ I got dragged to my MRI and that’s when they found a tumor in my brain. One doctor was like, ‘Okay, Shayy, I’m going to try and save you from going blind. I was like, ‘What’d he just say?'”Shayy.She continued, “When I first came home from the hospital, I had come home and I couldn’t see everything. Once I got back into school that was the bad part. The kids were so cruel. They would call me names. They would kick my cane. They pushed me. I asked my mom at one point, ‘Why did that happen to me?’ But on the other side, I have people that have been really supportive and I have made new friends. There’s a whole other side to life that I never knew about. People are always going to say, ‘You can’t do this, you can’t do that.’ But you can do it. You got it!”After Shayy sangAndra Day‘s “Rise Up,” fellow judgesKaty PerryandLuke Bryanwere visibly emotional, but Richie was on another level.“You have wrecked me,” he told Shayy. “You’re a lesson to us all. It’s the power of the spirit and you’re the reminder just how blessed we are. I’m so in love with you.”ABCRELATED ARTICLE:See the Emotional Moment That Brings Luke Bryan to Tears onAmerican IdolDuring Sunday’s premiere ofIdol, Bryan, 42, got choked up after contestant Nick Townsend revealed he had recently lost his two brothers to suicide.After Townsend’s performance of James Bay’s “Let It Go” — a performance that brought Bryan to tears — Bryan opened up about his own similar experience.“The simplicity of how you’re able to sell your voice is very, very understated and nice,” a visibly emotional Bryan said. “It’s very easy to listen to. I haven’t brought this up on this show because I haven’t had to, but as somebody, I’velost both of my siblings. I just applaud you for keeping a positive attitude and continuing to fight and just try to be a light for your parents too.”American Idolairs Sundays at 8 p.m. EST, with five additional Monday night episodes starting March 18.
Lionel Richieis counting his blessings oneAmerican Idolcontestant at a time.
On Wednesday, the musician andIdoljudge was brought to tears after hearing the story of 17-year-old Virginia native, Shayy — who became legally blind one year ago.
“A year ago I started complaining to my mother about not being able to see the white board,” Shayy said during Wednesday’s episode. “I was like, ‘Oh man I’m going to get glasses now.’ I went to [the doctor’s office] and she had done a bunch of tests on my eyes. She came back and was like, ‘You need to go to the ER now.’ I got dragged to my MRI and that’s when they found a tumor in my brain. One doctor was like, ‘Okay, Shayy, I’m going to try and save you from going blind. I was like, ‘What’d he just say?'”
Shayy.
She continued, “When I first came home from the hospital, I had come home and I couldn’t see everything. Once I got back into school that was the bad part. The kids were so cruel. They would call me names. They would kick my cane. They pushed me. I asked my mom at one point, ‘Why did that happen to me?’ But on the other side, I have people that have been really supportive and I have made new friends. There’s a whole other side to life that I never knew about. People are always going to say, ‘You can’t do this, you can’t do that.’ But you can do it. You got it!”
After Shayy sangAndra Day‘s “Rise Up,” fellow judgesKaty PerryandLuke Bryanwere visibly emotional, but Richie was on another level.
“You have wrecked me,” he told Shayy. “You’re a lesson to us all. It’s the power of the spirit and you’re the reminder just how blessed we are. I’m so in love with you.”
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RELATED ARTICLE:See the Emotional Moment That Brings Luke Bryan to Tears onAmerican Idol
During Sunday’s premiere ofIdol, Bryan, 42, got choked up after contestant Nick Townsend revealed he had recently lost his two brothers to suicide.
After Townsend’s performance of James Bay’s “Let It Go” — a performance that brought Bryan to tears — Bryan opened up about his own similar experience.
“The simplicity of how you’re able to sell your voice is very, very understated and nice,” a visibly emotional Bryan said. “It’s very easy to listen to. I haven’t brought this up on this show because I haven’t had to, but as somebody, I’velost both of my siblings. I just applaud you for keeping a positive attitude and continuing to fight and just try to be a light for your parents too.”
American Idolairs Sundays at 8 p.m. EST, with five additional Monday night episodes starting March 18.
source: people.com
