“Enduring Love: Turning Rejection into Inspiration, A Daughter’s Exceptional Journey with an Extraordinary Nose.”/kt
Born in a public hospital in the Philippines, Angel’s parents were immediately worried for their little girl.
Their girl had been born with a rare hernia of the brain known as encephalocele. Before she was born, Angel’s skull hadn’t completely closed up, causing fluid and brain tissue to pool in a growth on the front of her face.
‘When I saw her for the first time, I cried a lot,’ Angel’s mum told The Age.
‘I cried every moment I looked at her and I blamed myself for her condition.’
Eddie Jim
As she grew, so did the hernia, which ended up covering most of her left eye, and impacted her ability to sleep, breathe and play.
After years of raising money and saving, and with the help of the Children First Foundation, it was decided that Angel be brought to Adelaide for life-changing surgery.
Eddie Jim
In a four hour surgery the hernia was removed from Angel’s face and a bone graft was out in to seal the opening in her skull to prevent it returning.
Angel has since celebrated her fifth birthday, and while there are more surgeries in her furture to re-shape her nose, she couldn’t be a happier little girl!
