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Miami: Girl with 16-Pound Tumor to Get Operation
Fifteen-year-old Lai Thi Dao at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical Center in Miami. Doctors say the 16-pound tumor threatens to suffocate Lai. They will remove the tumor in a 10-hour surgery on April 29.
AP News
April 24, 2008
MIAMI – A Vietnamese girl with a 16-pound facial tumor is in Miami awaiting surgery to restore her ability to eat and speak.
Fifteen-year-old Lai Thi Dao suffers from a Schwannoma tumor that has been growing since she was 3. The tumor has severely disfigured her face and kept her from ever attending school.
Doctors at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical Center say the tumor threatens to suffocate Lai. They will remove it in a 10-hour surgery on April 29.
Schwannoma tumors are usually benign. Lai’s doctors say the size of her tumor is extremely rare and that it likely won’t return once it’s removed.
The International Kids Fund is seeking donations to fund Lai’s surgery.
On the Net:
International Kids Fund: http://www.internationalkidsfund.org
pezzy
2 months ago
270 comments
That poor little girl..My prayers are with her and her family.
lmay19
4 months ago
2 comments
The family waits so long to have the tumor removed due to financial difficulties. It costs over $100,000 to remove the turmoil. In such a country, a person can live couple days on a $1 of U.S. dollar. Then how could the family afford $100,000? Hope that would answer many questions of why the family have waited for so long to remove the turmoil. They just had no opportunity.
jimmylyn
5 months ago
2 comments
how's the operation?
gmelin
5 months ago
38 comments
with all my prayers.....
Gime
5 months ago
4 comments
Lai sorry for what you are going through at the moment but i pray that the Almighty GOD that created you sees you through all this. take heart he knows your situation and he will make it possible for you to be okey. wish you luck.
icrawford8
5 months ago
26 comments
I wish her the best and she will be in my Prayer's and I will that god will guide the hands of the Dr.'s
soheila
5 months ago
4 comments
I,m so sorry about her. Ihope she get better soon
Hillarylopez1236
5 months ago
12 comments
But i also wish this little girl the best shes in my prayers and in my heart as if she was one of my own. I wish the best and love all the good the family and the docters and the other people who have dedicated to this little girls life. Lots of love for her just keep strong and wish for the best ...
Hillarylopez1236
5 months ago
12 comments
Its amazing to save a little girls life. its a thing noone will ever forget and to know you will always be in their minds cause you did that for them feels so good. I have my fears of doing things like that but i fight strong to get to my goals and I hope i can save a life like that in my future and hopefully make the best out of them and their familys life. I love my god and my family and friends i have lived a hard life but im not the only one i want to improve what people put me down as thinks to this website i learn more then just about me.....
Yani
5 months ago
2 comments
I will be praying for her recovery, I am confident it will be a success. Good luck
Meesha
5 months ago
2 comments
I really do feel sorry for you and I wish you the best of luck
blambert34
5 months ago
2 comments
how can that girl actually breathe right now at this point? looks like she would be suffocating right now. i hope all goes well in the surgery.
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mwitten
5 months ago
6 comments
It is sad to see that people don't have access to quality healthcare when needed- otherwise tumors of this magnitude would not occur as often. My thoughts are with the family and the surgical staff.
scorpionqueen1
5 months ago
2 comments
My God, why did they wait so long. Anyway, thank God for the surgeons who have the special skills to take care of this malignancy! My prayers are with the family, Lai and the brave courageous doctors as well.
LPN44117
5 months ago
10 comments
OMG!! I pray for her well being, a successful surgery and quick healing!