Tammy Gonzalez came on a planned ultrasound,being on the 17th week of pregnancy. Everything was going fine, there was not the slightest cause for concern. While the doctor did not display the image on the monitor. The picture looked very strange - the baby (Tammi was expecting a girl) seemed to be blowing a bubble out of gum. But she couldn’t do anything like that!A photo: Jackson Memorial Hospital / University of Miami It turned out that such a phenomenon is a symptom of a very rare type of cancer that develops in babies in the womb. Teratoma occurs in one case out of 100 thousand, not more often. There were three options for further developments. One is to terminate the pregnancy. This option Tammy and her husband Alan did not even consider. The second is to inform the child before the moment when he is already viable, to make a cesarean and try to operate on the newborn. But the chances of survival in this case, the doctors gave a little. In addition, it is painful to even imagine what kind of torment the tiny little man will be doomed for. The third option is to perform the operation immediately on the unborn baby. And Tammy and Alan immediately agreed to this.Photo:Jackson Memorial Hospital/University of MiamiThey decided to perform the operation as quickly as possible. They made a tiny incision on the mother's stomach. Then they removed the tumor from the girl's face with a laser. The surgeons' "eyes" were the same ultrasound all this time. The mother also watched the picture - while the operation was going on, Tammy was conscious. Five months later, Tammy gave birth to a completely healthy girl. The only reminder that she had to endure the operation was a tiny scar near her mouth. The baby was named Leona. Now she is already two years old. And Leona's cheerfulness can only be envied.