At age 13, Hope Schiefer noticed a small bump on her face and imagined it was a pimple or cyst. When she tried to squeeze it, nothing happened as expected, and the elevation continued growing over the years. The diagnosis, made by a doctor specialized in vascular surgery, revealed it to be a hemangioma, a vascular tumor formed by blood vessels.
Now 32 years old, the American woman, who lives in College Station, Texas, has been living with the bump for 19 years. She reports that she did not initially notice the growth and that it was a person at church who drew her attention to the lump during one of the classes. The bump even received a name: Betty.
Over the years, Hope underwent several exams, including MRIs and CT scans. The story was reported by the newspaper The Sun.
