She was met by ROMAC Northern Territory Regional Chair Judith Mckay and the Timor-Leste Ambassador to Australia, Ines Almeida, who kindly assisted with transit through immigration and customs.
Vanessa, aged seven, is pictured above at Darwin Airport with Ambassador Almeida (left), Judith Mckay and her father Saturnino. She was on her way to Sydney to be met by ROMAC Eastern Region Chair Anita Robinson.
Surgery for her right eye protosis is scheduled for next week at Westmead Children’s Hospital.
Baby Xinyue is currently recovering in the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at the Queensland Children's Hospital, following surgery to repair her oesophageal tube.
Baby Xinyue needed urgent surgery but a missed connecting flight meant her life was in jeopardy. Then surgeons in different cities — and the ROMAC team — stepped up to help.
Eight-year-old Vanessa has arrived in Sydney with her father Saturnino for assessment and treatment of a right eye proptosis with a possible optic nerve glioma.
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