Eleven year old Katarina Ishim from San Pablo Village in the Stann Creek District is at the KHMH Intensive Care Unit tonight awaiting highly specialized, lifesaving surgery.
The child has a massive and aggressive tumor growing on her face - and surgery needs to be performed to remove it immediately.
It's an awful burden for her family - and today we spoke to her grandfather, Juan Ishim.
We warn you - that if you're squeamish - the sight of the monstrous tumor is frightening!
That said, her story must be told. Here's what Monica Bodden found out today:..
Juan Ishim, Grandfather
"I have a grandchild at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital by the name of Katarina Ishim. She has a tumor with cancer to her face and to her nose and it started in October 2010. It started as a mosquito bite on the nose and then from there getting bigger from the size of a marble to the size of an egg. I took her in December to Dangriga Hospital where a Doctor Pott did a surgery to remove it. It was okay after that."
"In January, February she was doing okay, but at the ending of March it started to grow back again. It started with a small sore and then it started to get bigger and bigger."
"In August of 2011 I took her to the Karl Memorial Hospital where doctors removed it. She was doing okay again. At the ending of September 2011 it started to grow back again. Up to today it's getting bigger. I am here today to really remove the tumor."
The family should know shortly what medical arrangements can be worked out to have her treated.
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