Lomasontfo is like other 9 year old girls. She likes the color pink, likes stickers, and likes to jump rope with her friends. One thing that makes her different is the large vascular growth on the side of her face. She has had this for many months and despite hospitalizations in Mbabane, Swaziland, and Pretoria, South Africa, the cyst has not decreased in size. So, Tuesday morning, she is returning to Pretoria. Lori with Live in Love will be there with her to help her settle in, adjust to being in hospital again, and cope with difficult procedures and being away from the community she knows.
Lomasontfo is representative of many children in Swaziland and Africa. She is an orphan and although she stays with a few older sisters, they have babies and consider Lomasontfo an outsider because she has a different father.
While in Pretoria the doctors will continue their work on decreasing the cyst. The biggest challenge comes from the significant vascularity of the growth. This means they can not cut into it as they would not be able to stop the bleeding and Lomasontfo would not survive. The days ahead may be hard but the “L” team is on it and we’re pretty tough – that’s Lomansontfo, Lori, and Live in Love. Please keep her, the doctors, and those caring for her in thought and prayer. I will post updates this week so please check back.
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