{"id":15988,"date":"2025-01-06T03:00:45","date_gmt":"2025-01-06T03:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/?p=15988"},"modified":"2025-12-15T14:40:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T14:40:09","slug":"young-mans-life-transformed-after-mercy-ships-removes-life-threatening-tumor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/fr\/young-mans-life-transformed-after-mercy-ships-removes-life-threatening-tumor\/","title":{"rendered":"La vie d&rsquo;un jeune homme transform\u00e9e apr\u00e8s l&rsquo;ablation par Mercy Ships d&rsquo;une tumeur mortelle"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-5a1r2h1-041b2ca202308a5c813e91a9cff52f9e\">\n.flex_column.av-5a1r2h1-041b2ca202308a5c813e91a9cff52f9e{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-5a1r2h1-041b2ca202308a5c813e91a9cff52f9e av_one_full  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-hfpnet-4dfed39bbf2f7fa13a8e7bc0b010a336\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-hfpnet-4dfed39bbf2f7fa13a8e7bc0b010a336{\nheight:100px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-hfpnet-4dfed39bbf2f7fa13a8e7bc0b010a336 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-1  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first  av-small-hide av-mini-hide'><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-m4vk0wj0-30c50f9bbc8460076895a10284fef758 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3 style=\"text-align: center\">La vie d&rsquo;un jeune homme transform\u00e9e apr\u00e8s l&rsquo;ablation par Mercy Ships d&rsquo;une tumeur mortelle<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-4jciqat-b8e8b8ed1a849d52bf36fc6033364e41\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-4jciqat-b8e8b8ed1a849d52bf36fc6033364e41{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-4jciqat-b8e8b8ed1a849d52bf36fc6033364e41 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-last '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/p><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-m4vk1dja-6f7f7e1d3df6ea182e314389a9ed4501 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Contraint de quitter l&rsquo;\u00e9cole en raison des moqueries incessantes dues \u00e0 une tumeur faciale potentiellement mortelle, un jeune Sierra L\u00e9onais s\u2019est fait op\u00e9rer par l&rsquo;ONG Mercy Ships pour la retirer.<\/p>\n<p>Aujourd&rsquo;hui \u00e2g\u00e9 de 23 ans, Alex a remarqu\u00e9 pour la premi\u00e8re fois un gonflement sur sa m\u00e2choire en 2016, alors qu&rsquo;il \u00e9tait adolescent. Au fil des ans, la tumeur s&rsquo;est consid\u00e9rablement d\u00e9velopp\u00e9e, l&#8217;emp\u00eachant de manger, de parler et d&rsquo;avaler. Il s&rsquo;est retrouv\u00e9 de plus en plus isol\u00e9 et craignait que la tumeur ne finisse par l&#8217;emp\u00eacher de respirer.<\/p>\n<p>Malgr\u00e9 les nombreuses tentatives de traitement de sa famille (m\u00e9dicaments, rem\u00e8des \u00e0 base de plantes et une op\u00e9ration chirurgicale infructueuse dans un h\u00f4pital local), la tumeur a continu\u00e9 \u00e0 grossir, provoquant chez Alex une v\u00e9ritable d\u00e9tresse physique et \u00e9motionnelle.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u00ab Au d\u00e9but, tout allait bien, mais plus tard, la tumeur a recommenc\u00e9 \u00e0 grossir \u00bb,<\/em> se souvient Alex.<br \/>\n<em>\u00ab Je me sentais mal parce que l&rsquo;op\u00e9ration n&rsquo;avait pas r\u00e9ussi. Elle a endommag\u00e9 mon visage et m&rsquo;a fait disparaitre des dents \u00bb.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Quant \u00e0 Zainab, la m\u00e8re d&rsquo;Alex, elle t\u00e9moigne\u00a0: \u00ab La premi\u00e8re op\u00e9ration m&rsquo;a donn\u00e9 un peu d&rsquo;espoir, mais quand la tumeur a recommenc\u00e9 \u00e0 cro\u00eetre, j&rsquo;\u00e9tais vraiment d\u00e9sesp\u00e9r\u00e9e. \u00bb<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-431jgzp-97ee229564a80954e15c958e4ef901c1\">\n.flex_column.av-431jgzp-97ee229564a80954e15c958e4ef901c1{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-431jgzp-97ee229564a80954e15c958e4ef901c1 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_hr  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-m4vk2e9i-d217bb96832d2f40104b4196bb987515\">\n.avia-image-container.av-m4vk2e9i-d217bb96832d2f40104b4196bb987515 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-m4vk2e9i-d217bb96832d2f40104b4196bb987515 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-m4vk2e9i-d217bb96832d2f40104b4196bb987515 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-6  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-15984 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-15984 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/SLF231017_ALEX_SLF08115_BEFORE_DOCK_EB006_HI-MID-1030x686.jpg\" alt='' title='SLF231017_ALEX_SLF08115_BEFORE_DOCK_EB006_HI-MID'  height=\"686\" width=\"1030\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/SLF231017_ALEX_SLF08115_BEFORE_DOCK_EB006_HI-MID-1030x686.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/SLF231017_ALEX_SLF08115_BEFORE_DOCK_EB006_HI-MID-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/SLF231017_ALEX_SLF08115_BEFORE_DOCK_EB006_HI-MID-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/SLF231017_ALEX_SLF08115_BEFORE_DOCK_EB006_HI-MID-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/SLF231017_ALEX_SLF08115_BEFORE_DOCK_EB006_HI-MID-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/SLF231017_ALEX_SLF08115_BEFORE_DOCK_EB006_HI-MID-705x470.jpg 705w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/SLF231017_ALEX_SLF08115_BEFORE_DOCK_EB006_HI-MID.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1aoq5h-bde6c837565730060244e29c31363d1a\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-1aoq5h-bde6c837565730060244e29c31363d1a{\nheight:30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-1aoq5h-bde6c837565730060244e29c31363d1a hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-m4vk4ip4-d8f027e62d3ce224ced30713aa830c3f '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Sa famille \u00e9tait d\u00e9termin\u00e9e \u00e0 trouver une solution. Le fr\u00e8re a\u00een\u00e9 d&rsquo;Alex, Ebenizer, a cherch\u00e9 de l&rsquo;aide aupr\u00e8s de politiciens et d&rsquo;ONG. L&rsquo;une d&rsquo;entre elles lui a propos\u00e9 de l\u2019aide pour se faire op\u00e9rer au Ghana, mais Alex ne pouvait pas voyager sans passeport. En l&rsquo;absence de solution, la tumeur a continu\u00e9 \u00e0 se d\u00e9velopper, aggravant l&rsquo;isolement d&rsquo;Alex.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u00ab Je n&rsquo;\u00e9tais pas heureux parce que mes amis se moquaient de moi. J&rsquo;avais l&rsquo;habitude de les fuir et de m&rsquo;asseoir seul dans la pi\u00e8ce. J&rsquo;avais du mal \u00e0 interagir avec des gens. \u00bb<\/em> raconte Alex.<\/p>\n<p>L&rsquo;impact de la tumeur a \u00e9t\u00e9 d\u00e9vastateur. Elle a provoqu\u00e9 des infections, la perte de dents et a m\u00eame d\u00e9gag\u00e9 une mauvaise odeur, obligeant la famille d&rsquo;Alex \u00e0 ne plus partager d&rsquo;ustensiles avec lui. <em>\u00ab Alex avait de plus en plus honte d&rsquo;\u00eatre parmi des gens \u00bb<\/em>, confie Ebenizer.<\/p>\n<p>Pourtant, Alex a gard\u00e9 espoir : \u00ab <em>J&rsquo;avais foi en Dieu et je pensais qu&rsquo;un jour de l&rsquo;aide arriverait.<\/em>\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-15981\" src=\"https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/SLF231018_ALEX_SLF08115_BEFORE_HOLDING_BAY_PRAYER_EB001_HI-MID-1030x686.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1030\" height=\"686\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/SLF231018_ALEX_SLF08115_BEFORE_HOLDING_BAY_PRAYER_EB001_HI-MID-1030x686.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/SLF231018_ALEX_SLF08115_BEFORE_HOLDING_BAY_PRAYER_EB001_HI-MID-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/SLF231018_ALEX_SLF08115_BEFORE_HOLDING_BAY_PRAYER_EB001_HI-MID-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/SLF231018_ALEX_SLF08115_BEFORE_HOLDING_BAY_PRAYER_EB001_HI-MID-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/SLF231018_ALEX_SLF08115_BEFORE_HOLDING_BAY_PRAYER_EB001_HI-MID-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/SLF231018_ALEX_SLF08115_BEFORE_HOLDING_BAY_PRAYER_EB001_HI-MID-705x470.jpg 705w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/SLF231018_ALEX_SLF08115_BEFORE_HOLDING_BAY_PRAYER_EB001_HI-MID.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Cet espoir s&rsquo;est concr\u00e9tis\u00e9 lorsque la famille a appris, par le biais d&rsquo;une annonce gouvernementale, que Mercy Ships revenait en Sierra Leone apr\u00e8s plus de dix ans d&rsquo;absence. Alex a \u00e9t\u00e9 s\u00e9lectionn\u00e9 pour une intervention chirurgicale \u00e0 bord du navire-h\u00f4pital, le <em>Global Mercy\u2122<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Le Dr Manjit Dhillon, un chirurgien maxillo-facial b\u00e9n\u00e9vole de l\u2019h\u00f4pital d\u2019Aberdeen en \u00c9cosse, a r\u00e9alis\u00e9 l&rsquo;ablation complexe de la tumeur d&rsquo;Alex. <em>\u00ab Sans intervention chirurgicale, l\u2019affection d&rsquo;Alex aurait pu continuer \u00e0 toucher des fonctions vitales comme manger, parler, avaler, avoir des relations sociales et mener une vie normale. Elle aurait \u00e9galement pu compromettre sa respiration \u00bb<\/em>, explique le Dr Dhillon.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-304sy1x-dd89ebf7d44b63022a14cb56f0cb661f\">\n.flex_column.av-304sy1x-dd89ebf7d44b63022a14cb56f0cb661f{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-304sy1x-dd89ebf7d44b63022a14cb56f0cb661f av_one_half  avia-builder-el-9  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_one_half  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-m4vk55yh-8bde3712b471983011347e10921ddc28\">\n.avia-image-container.av-m4vk55yh-8bde3712b471983011347e10921ddc28 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-m4vk55yh-8bde3712b471983011347e10921ddc28 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container 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itemprop=\"text\" ><p>La premi\u00e8re op\u00e9ration, en octobre 2023, a n\u00e9cessit\u00e9 l&rsquo;ablation d&rsquo;une partie importante de la m\u00e2choire d&rsquo;Alex, tandis qu&rsquo;une seconde op\u00e9ration a permis de la reconstruire \u00e0 l&rsquo;aide d&rsquo;os pr\u00e9lev\u00e9s sur sa hanche. Se rem\u00e9morant la transformation, Alex a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 : <em>\u00ab J&rsquo;\u00e9tais tr\u00e8s heureux, surtout quand les gens \u00e9taient autour de moi et qu&rsquo;ils me prenaient dans leurs bras.\u00a0\u00bb<\/em><\/p>\n<p>La joie s&rsquo;est \u00e9tendue jusqu\u2019\u00e0 son retour \u00e0 la maison.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u00ab J&rsquo;ai vers\u00e9 des larmes de joie lorsque je l&rsquo;ai vu pour la premi\u00e8re fois apr\u00e8s son op\u00e9ration \u00bb<\/em>, raconte Zainab.<em> \u00ab Je l&rsquo;ai imm\u00e9diatement pris dans mes bras et j&rsquo;ai remerci\u00e9 Dieu d&rsquo;avoir gu\u00e9ri mon fils. L&rsquo;endroit \u00e9tait bond\u00e9 de gens surpris et heureux pour lui. Ils criaient de joie. \u00bb<\/em><\/p>\n<p>En mars 2024, Alex est revenu pour sa deuxi\u00e8me op\u00e9ration, qui a \u00e9galement \u00e9t\u00e9 un succ\u00e8s.<\/p>\n<p>Une fois sa sant\u00e9 et sa confiance retrouv\u00e9es, Alex nous a fait part de son changement postop\u00e9ratoire pr\u00e9f\u00e9r\u00e9 :<em> \u00ab Les gens avaient peur d&rsquo;\u00eatre proches de moi, mais maintenant, tout le monde veut \u00eatre mon ami.\u00a0\u00bb<\/em><\/p>\n<p>*\u00a0 *\u00a0 *<\/p>\n<p>*<\/p>\n<p><strong>A propos de Mercy Ships <\/strong><br \/>\nMercy Ships est une organisation humanitaire internationale qui d\u00e9ploie les deux plus grands navires-h\u00f4pitaux civils au monde, l\u2019<em>Africa Mercy<\/em> et le <em>Global Mercy<\/em>, pour fournir des soins de sant\u00e9 gratuits et de premi\u00e8re qualit\u00e9 aux plus d\u00e9munis. L\u2019ONG internationale soutient \u00e9galement le d\u00e9veloppement des syst\u00e8mes de sant\u00e9 des pays h\u00f4tes par la formation des professionnels de la sant\u00e9 et la r\u00e9novation d\u2019infrastructures. Fond\u00e9 en Suisse en 1978 par Don et Deyon Stephens, Mercy Ships est intervenu dans 55 pays. A bord de ses navires, une moyenne de 2 500 b\u00e9n\u00e9voles par an, issus de plus de 60 pays, contribuent \u00e0 l&rsquo;\u0153uvre de Mercy Ships. Des professionnels tels que chirurgiens, dentistes, personnel infirmier, formateurs dans le domaine de la sant\u00e9, cuisiniers, marins, ing\u00e9nieurs et agriculteurs d\u00e9dient leur temps et leurs comp\u00e9tences \u00e0 cette cause. Avec des bureaux dans 16 pays et un Centre op\u00e9rationnel pour l&rsquo;Afrique bas\u00e9 \u00e0 Dakar, au S\u00e9n\u00e9gal, Mercy Ships se met au service des nations en restaurant sant\u00e9 et dignit\u00e9.<\/p>\n<p>Vistez mercyships.org et suivez @MercyShips sur les m\u00e9dias sociaux.<\/p>\n<p>Pour plus d&rsquo;informations sur Mercy Ships, contactez Sophie Barnett\u00a0:<br \/>\nMercy Ships International PR Manager\u00a0: sophie.barnett@mercyships.org<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-1gblev9-d46a52f29076b64384a7f43af6463fae main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-15  el_after_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-last  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-15988'><div 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Au fil des ans, la tumeur s&rsquo;est consid\u00e9rablement d\u00e9velopp\u00e9e, l&#8217;emp\u00eachant de manger, de parler et d&rsquo;avaler. 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