Changing Faces, Changing Lives
Abby’s story
Abby was born with a Haemangioma. Haemangiomas are malformations of blood vessels. They may involve arteries, veins or capillaries, individually or in various combinations. At just three months of age, Abby underwent steroid treatment after the medical team advised that they were worried about Abby’s eye. Looking at Abby today, you would never know she had such a sever condition as a child.
After multiple steroid treatments, the Haemangioma started getting smaller.
Abby explains that “Craniofacial Australia needs to be supported so that other kids around the world can get the help they need to be able to live their lives.”
Raising awareness and helping kids is most important to Abby and it’s important to us too.
“It’s about being happy about what I have and what I have grown up with. It’s about being happy within yourself and not worrying about what others might think. It may seem hard on different days and the days might seem long, but it will get better and the people who stick around are the ones that matter” Abby says.
