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Desperate grandfather has one stone tumour that measured TWICE the size of his head removed after walking for three days to seek help
When he was in his 20s a swelling on Sambany's left cheek began to grow
At its heaviest it weighed one stone and was twice the size of his head
After hearing the charity Mercy Ships had docked in Madagascar he walked for three days and embarked on a four-hour car journey to seek help
The volunteer crew performed the life-changing operation - removing the biggest tumour their crews have ever encountered
After his op Sambany exclaimed his delight giving crews a thumbs up

For four decades, Sambany lived with a giant tumour growing from his neck.
At its heaviest the mass weighed a stone and measured twice the size of his head.
But after walking for three days, Sambany is finally free of the growth, after charitable medics performed a 12-hour operation to rid him of the tumour.
The procedure, one of the most life-changing performed by the team at Mercy Ships, saw doctors and nurses remove one of the biggest tumours the charity has seen in its 30-year history.
The operation took twice as long as expected and once removed, the team discovered the growth weighed a staggering 16.45lbs (7.46kg) tumour - just over a stone.


Speaking ahead of his life-changing operation, Sambany, who is around 60 years old, but doesn't know his exact date of birth, said: 'My heart is very, very happy.
'I'm very happy. I'm just happy.
'I know without surgery I will die. I know I might die in surgery, but I already feel dead inside from the way I'm treated.
'I choose to have surgery.'

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