Teen Girl Awaits Surgery To Remove 16-Pound Facial Tumor
April 22, 2008
Miami (dbTechno) - A 15-year old Vietnamese girl, Lai Thi Dao, is awaiting surgery in Miami, Florida. The surgery is to remove a 16-pound facial tumor. The surgery is needed to allow her to speak and eat once again.
Lai Thi Dao suffers from a Schwannoma tumor which has been growing on her face since she was 3-years old.
The tumor has grown to the point where she is no longer able to eat or speak.
It has even kept her from going to school.
Doctors have a 10-hour surgery scheduled for April 29 to remove the tumor. The surgery will be held at Jackson Memorial Hospital.
If they do not remove the tumor, it could suffocate and kill the girl.
These types of tumors are usually benign, but doctors stated that the size of this particular tumor is extremely rare.
The International Kids Fund is trying to gather up donations to help fund the girl’s surgery. A link to the page for the International Kids Fund is below.
Once the tumor is removed, Lai hopes to get back to school in Vietnam. Doctors do not believe the tumor will return once it is removed.
International Kids Fund - Lai Thi Dao
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im sorry but.ew?
my prayers are with you i pray to god that you survive and live your life god bless you
I honestly pray to God that everyone is safe. My prayers go out to you very strongly. I hope, and pray, you well.
I wish you the best in surgury! God bless you. I wil pray for you.
i hope u will be better lai-chan!
I wil pray for you………..blesses of GOD will always follow u……
im sry but that looks really fake but i dont think its fake but its kinda gross
I’m not gonna ‘pray’, But I’m not gonna insult either.
I only hope that they got that tumor off of her, and that she lived happily.
This is the first that comes up when I search teen girl on google!
There are no God! Where was when such horrible tumor leave to grove on a child face?!