Eva Mendes is using her platform for good. On Thursday, the actress shared Mana’s story, a 9-year-old child fighting a rare and aggressive brain cancer, urging those who can to donate. “There is currently NO cure for Mana’s rare and aggressive brain cancer,” she explained in the caption. “The family needs money for the treatments that insurance doesn’t cover.”A post shared by Eva Mendes (@evamendes)If you don’t money to donate, the family asks you, “Pray for/Visualize Mana as the vital 40+-year-old man he will someday be!” According to Mala’s GoFundMe, he has multiple malignant brain tumors.
The family is trying to reach a goal of $600,000 and has over $460k at the time of this publication. His parents describe him as “an ocean lover, a dancer, a surfer, a musician, a free spirit, a wild child, the most caring big brother.”Mana’s health battle began in July 2022 when he collapsed on the beach with a seizure that paralyzed the right side of his body.
He was misdiagnosed with Focal Cortical Dysplasia, a brain abnormality that had “supposedly been there since birth.” He suffered seizures daily, and they ended up back in the hospital in January 2023, where an MRI revealed two large tumors growing across the surface of his brain.After emergency surgery, only 60% of one mass was able to be removed.
The tissue was sent to diagnostic laboratories around the world, but there were zero matches to what type of cancer he is fighting.Effective tips to manage stress: From journaling to meditationGloria Estefan shares why she decided to go to therapyFast and fun, Nordic walking could be just the activity you needAt their last meeting, an oncologist said they couldn’t responsibly offer treatment for his high-grade aggressive brain.
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