A Christian mom who has a daughter with a tumor on her face said on her blog
that instead of feeling bad for her and praying for her daughter’s
tumor to go away, she wishes people would “pray that she grows into a
confident girl who loves herself no matter what she looks like.”
Christian Today reports that baby Charlie Crenshaw was born with a
capillary hemangioma on her face. The tumor is not dangerous to
Charlie’s health and removing it would be purely cosmetic, says
Charlie’s mother, Katie Crenshaw.
"She isn't in pain or ill. She simply has an unusual quality about her
appearance. The most common sentiments are 'I'm praying that it goes
away.' Or 'Bless her poor little heart,'" Crenshaw writes.
Crenshaw says though she appreciates peoples’ prayers, she wishes they
would focus instead on deeper things than Charlie’s appearance.
“Pray that constant comments and opinions from friends, family and
strangers will end before she's old enough to overhear them. Pray that
she will be a strong person in an age where we are bullied for any
number of reasons,” writes Crenshaw.
Crenshaw says that Charlie’s tumor may never go away. “And guess what?
It doesn’t have to. I would much rather chat about her latest milestone
achievement, her amazing smile, or how gorgeous her eyes are.”
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