Memunatu with her mom, Aminata. (Mercy Ships via SWNS)

By Amy Reast

A British surgeon removed a baby's life-threatening tumor on her neck, which was the same size as her whole face.

Memunatu, a 10-month-old baby girl from Port Loko, Sierra Leone, began growing a lump on her neck from just five months old.

Her mother, Aminata, took her to the hospital, but doctors told her Memunatu was too young for surgery.

Her family began to fear the worst until Aminata bumped into a volunteer that worked for Mercy Ships, a healthcare charity that operates hospital ships.

Memunatu was instantly referred for surgery on board their ship, Global Mercy, docked in Freetown, Sierra Leone, for FREE - as the tumor would eventually have suffocated her.

She went under the knife on March 18 for a meticul

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