In Ballesteros, Cagayan, a small plastic tub serves as 10-month-old Chrisler’s crib.
Even although his mom, Jeanne Mappala, needs him to play freely, she should contemplate the massive bump or swelling on one aspect of Chrisler’s face, close to his proper ear.
The swelling was initially no bigger than a monggo seed in August however grew to the scale of a fist in simply two months.
“Sumasakit yata, ginaganyan ganyan niya ‘yung ulo niya. Kinakatakot ko baka maapektuhan ‘yung niya tapos palapit na sa mata,” Jeanne said.
[It seems to be hurting him; he keeps touching his head. I’m afraid it might affect his eyesight.]
Chrisler’s grandmother, Raquel, can not maintain again her tears, particularly when discussing her grandson’s situation.
“Sabi ko nga sana nasa akin nalang ‘yung sakit niya kasi ako kaya ko sabihin yung nararamdamang sakit, ‘yung bata hindi niya alam,” she mentioned.
[I wish I could bear his pain instead because I can express the pain I feel, but the child doesn’t know.]
While they tried to have Chrisler handled in Cagayan, the 300 pesos Jeanne’s husband earns is inadequate to cowl transportation bills.
Driven by a mom’s boundless love, they journeyed from Ballesteros, Cagayan to Manila to hunt help from the GMA Kapuso Foundation.
With the Kapuso Foundation’s assist, they had been in a position to take Chrisler to a specialist.
“Basically, benign naman siya. Hindi po natin matitiyak ang pinakasimula pero ang nangyari riyan ay nagkaroon ng bara sa mga dumadaloy sa lymphoid area, tapos nagkaroon ng inflammation, nagkaroon ng pamamaga so naglakihan ang mga ito,” plastic surgeon Dr. Hector Santos defined.
[Essentially, it’s benign. We can’t pinpoint the exact cause, but there was a blockage in the lymphoid area, which led to inflammation and swelling.]
Before continuing with the mandatory remedy and surgical procedure, diagnostic exams, together with MRI and CT scans, should be performed to find out the particular kind of affected tissue.
Jeanne and her household are reaching out to these keen to increase assist to Chrisler.
For extra data, go to the GMA Kapuso Foundation web site.
—CACM, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
