PHF In The News: Woodbridge four-year-old selected as ‘Face’ of 2014 National Hydrocephalus Awareness campaign
January 18, 2014 by PHF Filed under Uncategorized
WOODBRIDGE – Four-year-old Hailie Mussinan was chosen as the face of a national campaign to bring awareness to pediatric Hydrocephalus.
Mussian, a Woodbridge resident, has the incurable and potentially life threatening condition known as Hydrocephalus. The condition is a buildup of fluid inside the skull that leads to brain swelling.
She has had a total of five brain surgeries in 22 days.
Mussian’s face will be featured in a national awareness campaign against the condition, according to the release. Her family will also travel to Washington, D.C. on Aug, 22 for National Hydrocephalus Awareness Day on Capitol Hill.”
Mussian was chosen along with a four-year-old South Carolina boy named Owen Rush.