Valeria Garcia - Liver Tumor Survivor

Valeria Garcia – Liver Tumor Survivor

Valeria Garcia

Despite being active in sports, 13-year-old Valeria had been noticing her stomach getting larger. When the pain became so intense and unbearable, she texted her mom to come get her. Turns out, she had a five-pound tumor in her ovary. She had surgery at another hospital to have the tumor removed, but when she went home to recover, "the worst" was just beginning.

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