
'When I saw her for the first time, I cried a lot,' 'I cried every moment I looked at her and I blamed myself for her condition.'Angel had surgery at just four months after her parents raised $5,500 for surgery in the Philippines, but despite it helping to stop her 'brain spilling into the hernia,' it was still covering most of her left eye.

Angel was also labelled a 'monster' by her peers but when a four-year-old boy approached her and said it to her face, she simply 'patted him on the shoulder and said "Hi".

I was so amazed by her response,' Ms Salon told The Age, adding that Angel knew children were scared of her.After struggling to raise another $8,000 for Angel's hernia to be removed completely, Ms Salon and her husband Dale were referred to the Children First Foundation - a non-profit that aims to 'transform the lives of children by giving hope, exceptional care and pathways to a brighter future.'
'I was so proud of her.'

The four hour surgery, performed by surgeon Walter Flapper, involved cutting the 200 gram lesion off Angel's face before using bone taken from her hip to seal the hole in her forehead.

The surgery was a success and Angel was later able to see clearly for the first time.
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