Taipei Times
Date::Oct 21, 2019
By: Staff writer, with CNA

After a four-year ordeal involving a rapidly growing tumor on his face, Michael Mahusay is smiling again.

At a news conference on Thursday marking the end of his treatment at Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital., Mahusay, a 26-year-old from the Philippines, said he first discovered the bone-textured mass on his upper left jaw in 2015.

Within two years, the tumorous growth had fundamentally altered his life: He had trouble eating and speaking, and had to cover his face with a bandanna in public.

Finally, his girlfriend left him, taking their young son with her, Mahusay said.    [FULL  STORY]