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David James

‘She has challenges and she has pushed through’: Florida teen recovering after 17 hour surgery to remove 174lb leg

A Florida teen will celebrate this Christmas free from the medical condition she’s suffered from for most of her life. 14-year-old Manatee County girl Jasmine Ramirez was diagnosed with a rare lymphomatous tumor in her left leg at age 2, causing her leg to grow uncontrollably. Its condition is so unusual that there’s not even an official name for it yet

As the GoFundMe set up by her older sister Anastashia Carrasquillo explains, this condition has seriously affected Jasmine’s lifestyle and health, resulting in many hospital stays and surgeries to try to reduce the size of her leg.

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