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Guayaquil, Ecuador, with a cancerous brain tumortype, Hematoma Cerebeloso. The father, Armando, earns about $80 per month working temporary jobs. Because of Paulina's illness, her mother, Fatima, cares for her and her older sister, Andrea, at home. Paulina does not walk or talk and is currently undergoing physical therapy to learn to do both. She has underwent several surgeries, but doctors say they cannot remove the hematoma until Pauline is 4 years old.

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