Doctors saw something showing up on the girl’s face when her parents examined her, they screamed, this is the brave little girl who is battling through a massive birthmark. It seems that one of the laws of the internet that no matter what you’re you post, someone out there is going to have something cruel to say about it.
Considering we rarely know who the people. Responsible for this behavior are, it’s usually hard to tell whether their toxic actions. Are born from their insecurities or simply their twisted idea of humor.
But whatever the reason for it, the pain from those comments can add up in ways that are easy to underestimate when you put enough of them together. And that’s why it’s particularly unconscionable when this cruelty is directed at a child, especially when that child is just innocently being themselves.
Unfortunately, that’s exactly the situation that one. Family in Australia has been facing. Matilda Callahan was born with a birthmark that stretches down from her face down the side of her body. Strangers have even asked her parents if. They left her too near the radiator. And burnt her when they see her for the first time. But brave Matilda doesn’t let the regular.
Laser treatments dampen her fighting spirit. Her father, Paul H, 45, who lives in Lee, Lancashire, with wife Rebecca, age 41, said, Matilda is absolutely amazing. Despite everything she’s been through, she’s happy. And she has a smile for everyone. She’s doing fantastically well. The couple had no idea there was.
Anything wrong with Matilda before she was born in October 2010, weighing a healthy £5. 5oz, Mrs. Callahan’s pregnancy hadn’t been easy, as there was too much fluid in her amniotic sac and the doctors decided to deliver the baby early. When she was born, she had a. Dark purple Mark down the side of. Her face, which initially doctors thought was a bruise. But then half an hour later, they.
Broke the devastating news to the couple that it was a birthmark. Two weeks later, she was diagnosed with. A condition called Sturge Weber syndrome, a rare neurological and skin disorder. It causes learning difficulties, paralysis and seizures. Because she was so ill until it was rushed from Wygan Hospital to Alder Hay Children’s Hospital in Liverpool, Paul said.
We couldn’t travel with her as she. Was so ill. As we stood watching. Her being taken away, we didn’t know. If we were going to see her again. We’ve been so excited at our baby’s arrival. Now, within a matter of hours, we didn’t know whether we would ever see her alive again. But even from a day old, Matilda. Was a force to be reckoned with. She had also been born with two holes in her heart, which was even more difficult for survival.
She managed to survive her first surgery. And when she was two months old, she went to the operating theater again for surgery to repair the two holes in her heart. Paul said, we were terrified when she was wheeled down for surgery. Even though she was two months old.
She still looks so small to be. Having such major surgery. Eventually the surgeon came up to see. Us and told us the surgery had been successful. The doctors have said that Matilda’s birthmark. May take 16 years of treatment for it to fade. She’s recently started laser treatment to stop. It carrying on growing as she gets older. Paul said she has treatment every couple. Of months and the laser does make it look more red and angry, and. Her face is covered with blobs afterwards, which then gradually fade away again.
We do get people staring at Matilda. When she goes out, especially after she’s. Had the laser treatment, which is hurtful. We’ve even had people accusing us of. Leaving her too near to the radiator. And causing her face to go red. People think we’re bad parents, that we. Somehow caused Matilda to look like she does. They just see what’s in front of them and jump to hurtful conclusions. I wish they could see past the.
Birthmark and see what a wonderful little angel she is. She’s always got a smile for everyone, but she’s feisty too. It’s her way or not at all. She can’t see very well, as the. Condition also causes glaucoma, which can cause blindness. The doctors can’t tell us whether she’ll. Ever be able to see and she can’t walk at all. But recently we’ve bought a special walking frame, so she’s taking her first few steps in that. It does worry me how Matilda is going to cope as she grows older. Other children can be so cruel and.
I want them to be able to. See past the birthmark too. Matilda is such a special person in our lives and every day with her is a bonus. Recently she said mummy for the first. Time and it was such an emotional moment. We know that her whole life has. Been such a fight for her. She can point to her dummy too, so she’s learning to communicate more. She’ll be celebrating her third birthday this year.
It’ll be such a celebration for us. When she was born, we didn’t even know whether she would survive a few hours, but she’s proved everyone wrong. She was a fighter from the moment she arrived into the world and she’s carried on fighting ever since. She’s our little miracle. Matilda is now six years old. She has limited motor skills, an inability to walk and very limited speech, and.
She and her parents have been working hard to spread awareness and fund research. For a cure for this rare disease. A couple are fundraising for Alderhey Children’s Hospital, where Matilda was treated, and the Sturge Weber Foundation UK. There are many cases like Matilda. When Mariana Bowerling’s daughter Angelica was born. It was clear that she had a. Vascular condition that causes a type of birthmark known as a Port wine stain. According to Today, this was a matter.
Of some concern for Marianna and her husband because children born with this Mark on their faces have greater risk for glaucoma and a developmental disorder called Sturge Weber Syndrome. Fortunately, little Angelica was tested for both and has been determined to be a healthy child. Her parents also bring her to regular check ups to ensure no signs of the diseases start to manifest. But as for the birth marks, Mariana says she and her husband consider it.
A unique addition to her beauty that should be celebrated. In her words, I would never hide. My little girl because of it. I think she’s absolutely stunning. And while that’s a positive attitude in.
Its own right, it’s also fortunate that this is how they feel because there wouldn’t be much they could do about the Port Weinstein if they felt differently. As Dr. Gregory Levitan, who specializes in vascular conditions like Angelica’s, told Today, the most common treatment involves using a pulsed dye laser several times to lighten the affected skin. However, this effect is usually temporary, and the birthmark often returns over time. But while Angelica is only three years.
Old, she already receives a significant number. Of bullying comments when her mom post pictures of her. But if it seems that the solution is to stay off social media, it’s. Worth noting that Mariana has reported that. These unkind reactions to Angelica happen in person, too. As she said in person, I think.
The most hurtful thing was when someone at a soccer game told me that. She was a defect. He just said that to me and then walked away. I was shocked. But despite the worrying signs that such. Comments suggest for Angelica’s future, Marianne is. Convinced that her daughter has the right. Kind of personality to overcome any future negativity. As she puts it, It breaks my.
Heart to think of anyone being mean to her, but I see her now and she’s such a confident little girl and she isn’t afraid of anything. I’m sure she’s going to get through anything life throws at her. The birthmarks that are slightly bloody at. Birth are of the most interest. They’ve been shown to correspond to fatal and near fatal injury in the past life of a reincarnated soul. The injury to the spiritual body and the negative energy that comes from it are imprinted on the infant’s body when the spirit enters its new life.
These birthmarks are more than just a Mark. They are a sign of the unhealed spiritual injury. A very close friend of mine was born with a birthmark in the middle of her chest and suffered for years from spinal pain. She was always deathly afraid of handguns, not rifles, not pistols. School medicine never was able to find the source of her back pain, and.
It took a spiritual healer to recognize that the birthmark represented the entry wound. And back pain was in the place where the bullet lodged in her spine. Healing the spiritual body eliminated the physical pain. There are different varieties of birthmarks and. They’Re caused by different things. Fort wine stains are vascular Brown or skin pigment. Most everyone has one, but somehow they’re.
Individual to the person because they are birth marks, some types fade with time. Others get darker. Many babies are born with strawberry marks. That are often raised and generally go. Away, but a doctor may want to monitor it. A mole on a newborn is a birthmark. A mole you develop later Is not. Exposure to the sun can darken your birthmarks. Some people try to lighten them with lemon juice. Some have laser treatments to remove them. But I think they’re neat because they’re.
Part of what makes you you. Small percentage of birthmarks can develop into problems. Large Brown moles or dark Brown raised areas are one type because Port, wine or vascular, they can bleed, but it’s rare and unusual, not a reason for concern. According to some researchers, the answer is yes. Some cultures believe birthmarks are signs of spiritual importance, While others believe they are.
The result of some trauma during pregnancy or even a curse. In Chinese culture, Birthmarks are called ghost marks. And in ancient times, we’re thought to be a sign that the person had. Been possessed by a demon. At some point during the time in. Your mother’s womb, the soul joins with the developing body. Then when you die, the physical body. No longer exists, yet the soul energy. Continues to exist in another realm.
In terms of birthmarks, It’s not uncommon to discover that a Mark on the. Physical body in your current life is. In the same place that an injury. Occurred that ended your past life. Common examples might be the result of a gunshot wound or being stabbed by a knife, sword, or some other sharp object. Anything that physically damaged the past life. Body, Especially if it resulted in your.