Miracles do happen

Alexandra

Ο παππούς Ματθαίος Σουμελίδης, με το γιατρό Κωνσταντίνο Πάντο, την Αλεξάνδρα Σουμελίδη και την Δέσποινα Σουμελίδη που κρατά στα χέρια της τη μικρή Αλεξάνδρα. Source: Kostas Deves

According to Greek Australian nurse Despina Soumelidis “miracles do happen”.


Doctors gave Despina Soumelidis three months to live, but she defeated cancer and had a baby instead.

As she  told Sotiris Hatzimanolis her biggest dream came true when, after six failed IVF attempts, she decided to travel to Greece and seek medical assistance from Greek Australian gynecologist and IVF specialist, Dr Constantinos Pantos.

"It hadn't been an easy road up to that point; after being diagnosed with leukemia and surviving the cancer, all I could think of was how much I wanted to have a baby," Despina Soumelidis said.

 


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