AT first, doctors dismissed the growing mark on Natalie Brooks’ newborn baby Brontë’s ear as nothing more than a birthmark.

An eight-month-old British baby’s fast-growing mark on the ear was misdiagnosed by doctors as a birthmark, but on the mother’s insistence, an MRI scan confirmed a rare and aggressive vascular tumour.

She’s read thousands of comments about her birthmark since 2014. One article went as far as calling it a “ticking time bomb.” While it’s true her port-wine stain is part of having Sturge ...

She's read thousands of comments about her birthmark since 2014. One article went as far as calling it a "ticking time bomb." While it's true her port-wine stain is part of having Sturge-Weber ...