By Balan Marina | Project Leader
Dear friends, thank you for your dedication and continuous support!
We’d like to share news about the girl to whom we helped. Her name is Maria C. She is only 9. Her diagnosis: Macrocystic lymphangioma in neck and spine.
For a long time Maria is suffering of a huge benign tumor which affects girl’s neck and back. It has not only beauty defect, but makes the girl to suffocate, prevents her of normal moving and development in line with same age.
Every following surgery is extremely dangerous for the girl, because tumor is deeply connected with muscles, nerves and vascular. Every single anesthesia and post-rehabilitation period affects her heart activity and psychological status. Doctors has no idea about the reason of this tumor, factors which provokes the growth and how to stop it.
At the beginning of July girl’s medical status became worsen. Four years have passed since the last surgery and all this time tumor was growing till the critical stage. High body temperature, strong throat pain. Maria began to suffocate and couldn’t eat.
Her mother urgently brought her to Moscow for the surgery. Surgeon removed the tumor which squeezed the girl’s trachea, saving her life in this way. Now Maria is feeling better and doing rehabilitation.
Parents and relatives of Maria C. expresses gratitude to “every person who helped to collect necessary for surgery funds, therefore saving Maria’s life!
Thank you so much for your care and support!
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