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November 29, 2006: Girl's face disfigured by 16 pound tumor
Marlie Casseus was living a normal life in Haiti at age 3: And then something went wrong. A tumor started growing on the inside of her face, and by age 14 she looked like the above. This Chicago Trib story explains: Quote:
The International Kids Fund found her and brought her to Miami, where she is undergoing a series of surgeries to correct the situation. It takes a long time to go from a face full of 16-pound tumor, to a more normal look. But she's getting there. After the fourth surgery. Her mom is overjoyed. The operation not only makes her look better, but has saved her life. At her worst moments, she could barely eat or breathe, and Haitian docs didn't exactly understand the situation and had left her for dead. At lot of Haitians thought it was something satanic. Here is her page at the International Kids Fund, and if you are sufficiently moved by the story, there is a donate link. |
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