This
month we are featuring beautiful Ying. Ying arrived at the Infant Care Home in
December of last year as a 2 month old baby. Ying came to us with one eye being
bigger than the other, and so, we suspected that she had retinoblastoma. Due to
the severity of retinoblastoma, we rushed her to see an ophthalmologist and to
do further diagnostic testing for an official diagnosis. The doctors confirmed
the diagnosis of retinoblastoma.
In
January, Ying was admitted to the hospital to start chemotherapy and underwent
an enucleation surgery on her right eye, which meant that they would
remove her eye. The surgery was successful and after her second dose of
chemotherapy, she returned back home.
Over
the next months, Ying continued to receive chemotherapy. Each month, she was
admitted to the hospital for about a week and then would return home for 3
weeks. She also got fitted with a prosthetic eye. Little Ying is a sweet
girl. She soon started to roll over and crawl.
In
August, Ying completed the final of her 6 sessions of chemo! Look at how happy
she is! At her retinal checkup, the doctors confirmed that the cancer had not
spread to her brain or the other eye. She will continue to have regular
checkups to make sure that the cancer does not come back and spread. This
little girl has gone through so much already in her short life. We hope she
finds her 'forever family' soon.
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