2 Year-Old Boy Survives Massive Tumor Removal

Amman, Jordan

2-year old Safa, an Iraqi boy, suffered from a 12-lb Whilm's tumor in his kidney. The cancerous tumors, if treated early, are rarely life threatening. However in little Safa's advanced case, it was "a miracle he was still alive." Half a world away, in Boston, liquor tycoon Ray Tye heard Safa's story and resolved to help him get treatment.

With Tye footing the bills, Safa's family traveled to a hospital in Jordan for a risky surgery that could easily cost the toddler his life. Dr. Iyad Sultan, after examining Safa, proclaimed "The tumor is massive. The liver, kidney, intestines are all squished to the sides. His lungs are very small. It's hard to believe he is able to breathe." But, after a 5-hour long, miraculously successful surgery, Safa is alive and better than ever.

To find out more (both about Safa and Ray Tye's Medical Aid Foundation) visit http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/08/13/iraq.baby/index.html