Life as a Blind Albino with a Rare Disorder (Adopted from an Institution) 

For those wanting an update. Johanna is WONDERFUL. She is now 11 years old and still full of joy (though we do see peeks of preteen pop up now and then. LOL). She continues to be happy and giggly. We have also discovered she has quite the sense of humor! She is speaking more clearly now thanks to speech therapy and she has worked soooooo hard. Her newest love is classical music, which she calls "Castle music". ;-)

her grasp of english is super impressive, she's only been here for 2 years (in this video) she'll be extra fluent in no time

Glad she was able to get adopted. She's cute, and her hair is beautiful.

Thank you everyone (well, almost everyone) for the sweet comments. Johanna is doing great! She is still partially verbal but that does NOT stop her from getting her point across! She LOVES school and loves music. She sings along to KLOVE songs and is still just full of joy all the time.

SHES SO BEAUTIFUL if anybody ever bullied her they are just jelous of her happiness and personality

The family lived across the street from me for several years. Her mom is so nice.

She makes me think of a fairy 🧚🏼‍♀️ and she’s just speaking in her own language

omg she looks like a winter princess or fairy. i love her!

Johanna is so beautiful. I love her enthusiasm and joy!

Awwww she's sooo pretty. She looks like an actual Angel

Her happiness is contagious

How does Chris figure out the things that really juice kids and make them happy?? She loved him doing the "Yo Yo Yo", that was very sweet! And then he started getting Johanna to do turn taking! AND THEN SHE STARTED COUNTING!! OMGosh! So impressive.

You can really tell how much her brother loves her. Despite being a teenage boy, on TV, having the talk about loving his little sister (which I can tell is awkward for him), he keeps going and isn't pretending to be above spending time with her.

This man is incredible. He is so good with everyone he meets. So special. Not to mention those gorgeous blue eyes.

My 1st thought was "What a beautiful girl." My 2nd thought "What a happy child!" She seems like a joy to be around!! Adorable!! Her siblings are the sweetest kindest most loving souls!! Mom did an excellent job!!! Bravo!! I love this video. Thank you🙏🏼

As an artist, I really want to paint her. She's so striking. So glad she's part of a wonderful family.

Her brothers interaction with her is adorable

I am severely autistic. Spend a lot of time being pretty non-verbal. Due to the abuse and neglect I've been subjected to growing up, I've become very pessimistic and overly cynical. This little girl made me smile. Thanks for this.

This little girl is like a fairy turned into a human. So innocent and beautiful.

Shes like a lil elf. Shes adorable, is friendly and also kind and nice. God bless her❤

Wow! I have to applaud the mother on raising her children. She did an OUTSTANDING job. Johanna is so sweet.....and those siblings of hers??They are so unbelievably polite and mature!! So loving. Amazing Momma!!💕

she is absolutely stunning. it blows my mind how beautiful johanna is. i love how bubbly and positive she is.

Chris is such a great guy! He has such an awesome way with kids, its no wonder they love him! He sure knows how to make them feel special and bring fun to their interviews!

The night night part was heartbreaking when you remember her backstory. But she is so bright and full of life. She knows what she wants and she is so confident and full of love. You can tell her brother, despite how he may feel, wanting space or watching after her, loves her so completely and would do anything for her. What a wonderful family.

She's got to be the happiest child I've ever seen, I hope she never loses that.

She is so unearthly beautyful! Truly gorgeous! And so cute and funny, my heart is melting hearing her laughter!

she is so adorable

Johanna is thriving in your home. Thank you, and many other which want to give love to children, adopting them. Issues no issues - all kids deserve love.

My goodness...she is so gorgeous, loving and sweet. I'm glad she got a great family and is happy.

Also, huge credit to these siblings for dealing with this so maturely because their lives must have changed so much.

Johanna is so happy and curious! She seems tall for her age, too. I feel like she's going to grow up to be a fascinating person.

She looks so ethereal! And happy most importantly

I've gone through a really traumatic experience recently and have not been able to experience happiness or light until I saw this beautiful child and her energetic warm inspiring heart. So I thank you for deeply from the bottom of my heart for making me smile again. You are a wonderful amazing beautiful young lady you go girl!!! Carry on rocking this world chick. 😘 Xxxx

I want to hang out with her and "YO YO YO" and make her laugh.

I was adopted from Romania at the age of 3 and my biological mom left me at the hospital❤and now I am with a loving family and love doing sports and photography 😊

She seriously makes me smile so much. Her happiness is contagious!!

The world needs this girl. Talk about a living Angel. So full of happiness and joy.

This child is amazing! She is so smart even with her disorder. She speaks English very well only being with her family only two years. She has happiness that is so beautiful. She is a gorgeous human with a great smile.

Johanna has a very infectious laugh and energy

Пожелаем же этой доброй девочке крепкого здоровья и прекрасного зрения 🙂.

I love how her brother is with her 💓

The most hilarious and sweet interview I have ever witnessed! What a little angel! I feel like every interview should include dancing and several "yoyoyoyoyoyo's" and end with a piggy back ride. 😂😂😂

Shes so beautiful,not even lying she actually looks like a doll with that hair and purple eyes wow

What a BEAUTIFUL GIRL with a BEAUTIFUL spirit!!!

Shes so dang cute with her little hugs and laughter :3

He's so wholesome. I love how caring and non judgemental this channel is.

oh my gosh! she is so beautiful, she is such pure light and joy and it makes me so happy that people like her exist! and im happy that she has a good life with a loving family. and that is so cool that she is albino!

Oh gosh, the story of her background is just devastating. But she has such amazing resilience, and her beautiful family loves her unconditionally. Many good wishes to them all and to Chris and SBSK for finding and documenting this love!

Chris is absolutely wonderful with every single child and adult he interviews. He is a true treasure and manages to interact perfectly with each one by having them feel super special. Such a gift!

She seems like she can see somewhat. Like when Chris was holding up fingers. Such a lively personality. I'm glad she has a family and home that she clearly loves. Very heartwarming.

Chris- you are an Angel on earth ❤️ I catch myself smiling & often tearing up just watching you interact w such genuine kindness & love…w/ all the kids you feature here. You’re wonderful!! ❣️

Her personality is soo beautiful. She made me smile ear to ear. I love you Joanna. You are a very special little lady ♡

Chris is amazing with all of the children he interviews! What a special gift!

You sir are amazing with kids. You treat each one like the special person they are. The way you document each child's illness in such a respectful way is insightful, honest, and truly with love.

You guys are so awesome, we adopted a girl from Russia 🇷🇺 and it has been the most satisfying blessing I could ever have imagined. Our God is so amazing. It is so wonderful to see the happiness and life you have given this child. It touches my heart so much to know she will now have a wonderful life with a family that has so much love for her. May God Bless you and all that 🙏 takes care of his children in need.

This child is gorgeous. I'm happy to hear she's doing amazing.

She is stunning her eyes and hair are beautiful

What a magical child! She is stunningly beautiful and so full of joy! Her siblings are just as incredible! What a gorgeous family!

She's adorable and she has a lot of energy.

What an absolute angel. She reminds me of another. I was raised in central Zimbabwe, in southern Africa as a kid in a mining colony and every few months new arrivals would move in. To this day, over 40 years later I remember the first moment I set eyes on her walking hand in hand with her parents from the road to the club-house where we used to play... The usual calls of "hey yo! Check out the new one, yah!" rang out and we dropped down from the climbing frames. As with every new arrival to the township, the kids stopped playing on the jungle gyms, seesaws and swings and lined the grassy path to the club-house forming a kind of impromptu welcoming committee, full of doubt and childhood apprehension. And this girl was something special; Slathered in layers of sunscreen, protected from the African harshness by a red and orange parasol (and barely able to see more than a couple of metres ahead so I would learn from her parents), she shone like the summer's sun and was, to me at that tender age of eight, the most beautiful and perfect girl that any of the gods could have ever created.... She had a startlingly pure and profound case of albinism and was thus shunned by everyone since childhood as some kind of evil sprit since her skin was was far whiter and freer of any blemish than any so-called "European" (like myself) by a fair margin... And because she was so horribly bullied by her classmates for being a "ghostskin" and could never master any of the maths, English or history lessons due some learning conditiion she apparently had (so her parents told my parents), I took it upon myself to help her with all her homework and tests. I took her for her first swim at the pool and to her first bonfire barbeque, events which she found almost overwhelmingly enjoyable. And so this angelically beautiful girl chose me of all people to b her companion, maybe even childhood boyfriend, of sorts during junior and highschool years. And despite all the bullying and hardships my memory is of her until the day our family escapaed from Zimbabwe and returned to the UK was of her remaining so steadfastly and indomitably happy and positive and being the kindest, closest and warmest friend I ever had. Dear Natalia, I truly hope the world was kind to you after our family repatriated to the UK, in the years following the independence of Zimbabwe! To this day, I still think of you. I truly hope that any gods that may exist and more importantly the people around you have blessed your beautiful, kind soul with all the happiness it deserves.

This is truly my favorite SBSK video, to date..... Joanna has a pure love that I can honestly feel through this video & its astounding, how amazing Chris is with everyone he encounters. I know he connects with all he comes across but this connection is palpable. CHRIS, YOU ARE AMAZING!

When I really feel like being ...unnecessarily rude just bc I’m having a bad day. I now turn on one of omyour vids and it’s turns my mood around makes me remember to try to be kind and realize everyone has a story behind the scenes. Thank you.

I love how good of a bond she seems to have with her brother. You can tell they love each other a lot.

She looks like an absolute gem to be around. She seems so happy and cheerful it's just like a different form of music. I feel like she's just legally blind since she can look at people's faces and accurately point fingers or put her hands on people, still, any amount of blindness must be really tough to live with, but it's great that she's so happy. We should all really take inspiration from her, so happy despite her position. We should all be happy and just grateful that we're even here at all to experience the beauty that is life, no matter how hard it may get.

after seeing this beautiful girl, i was wondering what her biology parent will feel when they saw her, she is so beautiful and unique . i want to thank this kind and caring family who adopt her and gave her beautiful life .

She fell in love with Chris, I mean, he and Johanna have the best energy I ever seen... This family is so cool

Chris you are so wonderful, we need more Chris’s in this world. If everyone was just half the person he is little by little we could change the world and finally learn how to love one another.

What a heart of gold this family has God bless you for saving her 🙏🏽

She is absolutely gorgeous, and I'm so happy she's found parents that will give her all the love she needs. You are all so incredibly beautiful. God bless you all!

Johanna looks so beautiful just how she is. And to make it 100 times better, she looks so happy with her family!

This is the family I pray every adopted child receives! 🥹🥹🥹 Johanna is surrounded by so much L❤VE! Johanna has such stunningly beautiful features, she looks ethereal with her Snow White skin and hair and her beautiful eyes look almost lilac in color! She could be a model she’s so beautiful ❤

If this man ever becomes a dad, he's gonna be great at it. Also, I adore Johanna!! 💖

She's such a positive person despite being dealt with so many bad cards so early on in life.

Not even realising I was smiling this whole time I was watching the video Chris connects with any kid, they always love him and for that I respect lots! God bless you all 🥺💖😁🥰

I never come away from a Chris vid with dry eyes, I just want every child to have people like him in their lives, each child deserves such love and understanding.

It's so sad how much the original parents carried judgement. They literally left her at a market and dissapeared because of her conditions. That's heartbreaking. Nobody asked to be born this way so it's like why even do that to a child who has no clue of anything? 4 years old wandering around the market? Wow 💔 im glad the family adopted her because she is such a loving person and she is full of joy and very playful. How could anybody give up on her? She deserves a beautiful life at least.

How she became so fluent in english in 2 years is incredible. shes so smart and so incredibly beautiful I am surprised she has not been offered modeling jobs

I would never even know she was blind! How amazing. She’s so cute too. God bless her. And him!! He’s so good with people it makes me cry how genuine he is with these people.

Her soul is just as beautiful as she is, she’s so sweet :D

Stunningly beautiful girl! Despite her disabilities, she is so bubbly and happy. I am so happy that she is cared for by a loving family.

She's absolutely adorable and this man is sweet, being nice to every kids he meets :''') That's heartwarming

What a ray of sunshine 🌞 love you Johanna♡♡♡

shes so bubbly and gorgeous 🥺 best wishes for johanna and her family

she’s so beautiful and sweet :) i hope johanna is doing well!

Great exercises to keep her focus and not lose the dynamics of the conversation, this guy knows what he is doing and he is good at it. Keep it up Chris, love from Colombia.

Thank you for showing people with different diagnosis’s so others can learn to be understanding and treat people who are different with love & respect! Good job!

I love Johanna's voice and I love her face when she smiles and laughs. She's so cute.

Awww how cute! she has the cutest smile and just seems like a joy to be around 😆

Chris has the best job ever, traveling around and meeting so many cool people would be a dream! I love that Johanna is so happy with her family, I have no doubt they’ve raised her well ❤️

If I could be 1/10 as happy as her, I’d be ok ❤️

I love how Chris connects to everybody he meets. He is so good at understanding everybody's communication needs and going along with however they like to connect

It’s wonderful that Johanna is so loved and so happy. Chris is so good doing these interviews. What a privilege to be invited into Johanna’s world. Follow up, please!

I work with learning difficulties and occasionally get to meet and work with stars like Johanna who really bring joy to the work 🌻 I hope she and her family are thriving.

You are so good at meeting everyone where they are at, without judgement, without assumptions. Thank you for sharing these stories as well as your own. Thank you for broadening our view.

Chris you are so good with finding out how each individual communicates and interacts with the would around them. Not everyone can do that.

Yoh Yoh Yoh Yoh Yoh 💞💞 what a heartwarming interview,I'm smiling .She is such a sweet angel

What a beautiful young lady. The joy just exudes from her. She’s a beam of sunshine

this is guy is really incredible!! i love how he treats her like his daughter or little sister!! god bless you

Она так прекрасна и жизнерадостна, все время улыбка не сходила с лица) ✨😊✨