A younger boy who had a life-threatening lump on his neck as massive as a melon has now recovered with the assistance of the GMA Kapuso Foundation.
According to a “24 Oras” report on Monday, the boy is known as Mark John Tripoli and he had a cystic hygroma. The lump on his neck weighed round one kilogram when he was three years previous, again in 2014.
“Pag lumalaki siya, lumalaki din ‘yung bukol niya,” stated Joan Estrada, Mark’s mother. “Hindi po siya masayahin. Lagi lang po siya nakatingin sa labas.”
Dr. Rene Louie Gutierrez, an ENT, head, and neck surgeon, stated that the lump developed when Mark was born.
“Ito ay usually lumalaki at pumapalibot sa mga muscle layers ng ating leeg. At kung hindi natin ito naagapan ay maaaring mahirapan siya sa paghinga, paglunok at pagkain,” he stated.
The GMA Kapuso Foundation helped Mark with the operation and medication and checked in on him once more just lately, nearly a decade later.
Gutierrez stated there’s a probability of recurrence with the situation and it needs to be monitored, however he’s joyful to see that Mark has absolutely recovered.
Now, Mark is joyful and dwelling life with out the lump on his neck.
“Laking pasasalamat ko po sa inyo, sa mga tumulong po. Lalong lalo na po sa GMA Kapuso Foundation,” stated Joan, crying.
Mark echoed the identical sentiment and stated, “Maraming salamat po sa Kapuso Foundation. Okay na okay na po ako ngayon!”
The basis additionally gave Mark and his household grocery packs and footwear.
The GMA Kapuso Foundation is accepting donations via financial institution deposits, Cebuana Lhuillier, GCash, Shopee, PayMaya, Zalora, MegaMart, Globe Rewards, Metrobank bank card, and Lazada.
For extra info, go to the GMA Kapuso Foundation web site.
—Kimberly Tsao/MGP, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
