When Tammy Gonzalez and her doctors noticed a large circle in her in ultrasound — one that looked like her baby was blowing a bubble — the expectant mother began to panic.
"Is that on me or the baby?" Tammy asked.
Later, tests confirmed that the mass was a large tumor emerging from the soft palate of the 17-week-old baby. Doctors suggested she terminate the pregnancy or risk a miscarriage. But Dr. Ruben Quintero has another risky option.
The doctor proposed endoscopic surgery to remove the tumor from inside the womb. The procedure has never been done before, but Tammy was prepared to do everything to save her little girl, who would be named Leyna.
"I said, 'I want to do this,'"she recalled. "Let's do this."
Tammy, the brave mama bear, was awake during the entire procedure. Quintero inserted a tiny camera into her womb and carefully removed the tumor, which was the size of a peach. The surgery was a success. Now, at 20 months old, Leyna is happy and healthy. Some call it as miraculous as the Honey family's Thanksgiving miracle birth.
"And she's perfectly fine. She has a tiny scar on the roof of her mouth. She talks; she drinks. She is my little miracle child," Tammy says. There you have it, a courageous mom and a grateful daughter!
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