18-year-old Terri Aspin has been forced to spend her days at home because a massive tumor on her foot is now inhibiting her from walking.
Ever since Aspin was born, her mother had noticed that the little toe on Aspin’s left foot had always been longer than her other toes. By the time Aspin was six, this little toe had grown to such a length, it would no longer fit in her shoes.
Aspin’s mother took her to the doctor to have the toe amputated.
But it was only after this initial procedure that Aspin actually began to be experience discomfort from it.
Now, Aspin claims that during the initial procedure, the doctors had left a tiny piece of bone on her foot, which has now grown into a massive tumor on the outside and bottom of her left foot.
The tumor pains Aspin every day, and she can now only wear fuzzy slippers because other shoes no longer fit her feet anymore. Although Aspin has attempted to continue leaving the house and living a normal life by holding a job, her last employer had to let her off. Aspin’s inability to walk had severely limited her abilities as a waitress.
Aspin is now desperate to have her tumor removed, but she has yet to find a doctor who can help her accomplish this. None of the specialists she’s seen thus far have been able to give her a proper diagnosis; as a result, none of them have been able to treat her.
“This tumor has taken over my life,” Aspin said. “It’s hard for me to even go out of the house as I can’t fit into my shoes any more [sic].”
Most recently, Aspin has gotten a biopsy done on her foot, hoping that this test will allow university scientists diagnose the precise cause and problem plaguing her foot.
“I can’t wait to have some hope of a normal life,” Aspin admitted, “I am constantly in pain and feel like giving up.”
Aspin is now hoping to raise enough money from others to help fund her eventual surgery to remove the tumor from her foot, for once and for all.
