Tongan mum of nine gets life-saving surgery removing facial …
WEBVea Koloa is a 36-year-old mum of nine, with a facial tumour as big as her head. Unable to get the treatment she needed in her native Tonga, Vea came to New Zealand for life-changing surgery, thanks in part to the generosity of Kiwi surgeons who offered to remove it …
Mum of 9 won’t be home for Xmas after life changing surgery
WEBVea Koloa. With financial assistance from the Tongan government and generous help from the New Zealand medical community, Vea’s tumour was removed on August 1. It was a mammoth operation, requiring four surgeons, operating in two teams over 12 hours.
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WEBYou may remember Vea Koloa, a mum from Tonga who came to New Zealand to have a large facial tumour removed from her face. She has spoken to Sunday TVNZ about her New Zealand 'mum', and about how she's going to miss Christmas Day with her family.
Tongan mum gets life-saving facial tumour surgery in New …
WEBVea Koloa is a 36-year-old mum of nine, with a facial tumour as big as her head. Unable to get the treatment she needed in her native Tonga, Vea came to New Zealand for life-changing...
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WEBBRAVE: Remember Vea Koloa? The mum of nine from Tonga who came to New Zealand for life-changing surgery. Vea has been away from her children for almost six months due to COVID travel restrictions but yesterday she finally got on a flight to Christchurch.
Brave woman undergoes lifesaving surgery for facial tumour
WEBSep 25, 2021 — Vea Koloa, a 37-year-old mother-of-nine from Tonga, has been living with a benign but growing facial tumour for six years. (Source: Other) But today is special. Today Zac and a small group of colleagues have volunteered to perform a marathon surgery which they hope will save a woman’s life.
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WEBVea Koloa is a 36 year old mum of nine – with a facial tumour as big as her head. Unable to get the treatment she needed in her native Tonga, Vea came here for life changing surgery, thanks in part to the generosity of Kiwi surgeons who offered to remove it for free.
Brave woman undergoes lifesaving surgery for facial tumour
WEBVea Koloa. Source: Sunday. It wasn’t his young children who got him up before dawn, if he wanted to he could still be in bed. But today is special. Today Zac and a small group of colleagues have volunteered to perform a marathon surgery which they hope will save a …
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WEBNov 2, 2021 — Mother of nine, Vea Koloa has come to New Zealand from her home in Tonga for life-changing surgery to remove a benign tumour growing on the side of her head. Vea’s receiving help from the Tongan government and an amazing group of medical professionals at an Auckland Hospital who are not charging for their professional care.
Mum of 9 won’t be home for Xmas after life changing surgery
WEBVea Koloa. With financial assistance from the Tongan government and generous help from the New Zealand medical community, Vea’s tumour was removed on August 1. It was a mammoth operation, requiring four surgeons, operating in two teams over 12 hours.