West Papuan woman with neurofibromatosis given new lease on life thanks to Sydney surgeons

A West Papuan woman has gone under the knife in Australia to remove benign facial tumours after spending a lifetime struggling to eat, drink and speak.

A group of Australian medical experts and volunteers have rallied together to provide life-changing surgery for West Papuan woman Natalia Apaseray.

Ms Apaseray has neurofibromatosis - a rare genetic condition that causes tumours to form in the brain, spinal cord and nerves.

And, after five months of surgeries, she says the support she's received has been overwhelming.

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