‘Avatar girl’ desperately needs operation
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Family members of a 22-year-old Chinese woman are appealing for donations to help her fund a desperately needed operation to correct a horrific facial deformity.
Wu Xiaoyan is known as “Avatar girl” because she suffers from the severe deformity Fibruous Dysplasia–a condition that has left the young woman with a face like a creature from the Avatar movie.
A huge tumor covers two-thirds of her face, and doctors say she’s in desperate need of an operation.
“She cannot breathe through her nose or smell and can no longer see properly,” a doctor told the Daily Star. “She is very brave and doesn’t complain but she must be in a lot of pain.”
Journalism Without Borders reports that Xiaoyan’s parents–who are farmers–have paid $15,000 for treatment, but another $30,000 is needed to complete the operation. Donations can be made at their Web site.
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Wu Xiaoyan is known as “Avatar girl” because she suffers from the severe deformity Fibruous Dysplasia–a condition that has left the young woman with a face like a creature from the Avatar movie.
A huge tumor covers two-thirds of her face, and doctors say she’s in desperate need of an operation.
“She cannot breathe through her nose or smell and can no longer see properly,” a doctor told the Daily Star. “She is very brave and doesn’t complain but she must be in a lot of pain.”
Journalism Without Borders reports that Xiaoyan’s parents–who are farmers–have paid $15,000 for treatment, but another $30,000 is needed to complete the operation. Donations can be made at their Web site.
http://www.tabloidprodigy.com/?p=12428
