A mom is asking for medical help for her younger daughter who has an additional arm on her again.
In a report on “24 Oras,” Monday, Mercy Corpin mentioned she had an ultrasound when she was eight months pregnant along with her daughter Mika, however nothing out of the unusual was discovered.
When Mika was born, nevertheless, she already has a 3rd arm rising out of her again. The additional limb is making life tough for the little lady, who at all times has to sleep on her facet to keep away from hurting herself.
“Hindi ko po siya puwede masugatan kasi sabi po sa ‘min ng doctor mabilis maimpeksyon. Konting angat lang po. ‘Pag inangat po ng mataas, nasasaktan po siya,” Mercy mentioned.
Mika’s situation was referred to the GMA Kapuso Foundation by its companion physician Dr. Beda Espineda, a pediatric surgeon and chairman of the World Surgical Foundation Philippines.
According to Espineda, Mika’s third arm is because of a parasitic twin.
“Ibig sabihin, wala namang buhay. May isang parte lang na dumikit,” he mentioned. “Pero hindi naman po naapektuhan ‘yung spinal cord. Kung pareho pa rin, kaya po naming i-separate o tanggalin ‘yun.”
Mercy is interesting to kind-hearted people to assist Mika get the medical therapy she wants.
“Sana po matulungan para po habang lumalaki po siya hindi po siya ma-bully sa school o ng mga bata po rito. Pangarap ko po na makapagtapos siya at maging malusog na bata,” she mentioned.
For those that wish to assist Mika, GMA Kapuso Foundation accepts donations via financial institution deposits, Cebuana Lhuillier, GCash, Shopee, PayMaya, Zalora, MegaMart, Globe Rewards, Metrobank bank card, and Lazada.
For extra data, go to the GMA Kapuso Foundation web site.
—MGP, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
