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Heartbreaking story of Zim girl whose face is 'eating her alive'
15 Jun 2013 at 11:04hrs | Views
My Face Is Eating Me Alive is a film about Tare and her struggle to survive and will be aired on Channel 5 in the UK on 17 June 2013.
Her mum, Thandiwe sacrifices everything to save her daughter's life.
When Tare was 13 years old she had a toothache.
Her mum Thandiwe - as most mums do - told her not to worry, it'll go away, but it didn't.
Over the next couple of years the toothache developed into swelling on her upper left jaw that grew and grew until Tare was left with a face-consuming and life-threatening tumour.
Born and raised in Zimbabwe, Tare, a bright, clever girl who aspires to be a dermatologist has had a tumour for the past eight years.
It's grown so big that its destroyed her jaw and uprooted most of her teeth, leaving her unable to breath, being fed by a tube and on the verge of death.
But she is not alone. It is estimated that there are another 1000 young people in Zimbabwe with general tumours.
Apparently some people see them as the work of the devil or animals deserving of their fate.
Help comes from two organisations, Saving Faces and Girl Child Network fighting to save Tare's life.
Her mum, Thandiwe sacrifices everything to save her daughter's life.
When Tare was 13 years old she had a toothache.
Her mum Thandiwe - as most mums do - told her not to worry, it'll go away, but it didn't.
Over the next couple of years the toothache developed into swelling on her upper left jaw that grew and grew until Tare was left with a face-consuming and life-threatening tumour.
Born and raised in Zimbabwe, Tare, a bright, clever girl who aspires to be a dermatologist has had a tumour for the past eight years.
It's grown so big that its destroyed her jaw and uprooted most of her teeth, leaving her unable to breath, being fed by a tube and on the verge of death.
But she is not alone. It is estimated that there are another 1000 young people in Zimbabwe with general tumours.
Apparently some people see them as the work of the devil or animals deserving of their fate.
Help comes from two organisations, Saving Faces and Girl Child Network fighting to save Tare's life.
Source - Channel5
