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We had an interesting news item tonight that may be sort of a bright holiday item. A young man (8 or 9 yr old) a son of a UK police officer is coming to my area and the hospital I go to for a very unique brain surgery. This is a procedure that isn't done in the UK and the university of Kansas medical center is one of the few globally. The local sheriff and the police chief in the UK became acquaintances several years ago. A phone call do the local guy set this in motion. The locals will meet the family at the airport and transport them to a Ronald McDonald house close to the hospital and transport them as needed for appointments. They are arranging special events for the family until the time they return. You might be able to google that e story and follow. We wish the family well in their journey and hope all is well for the young fellow in The future. Wish I could tell you the exact location of their home but not sure I heard.
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ihavenonickname Oldfatguy1
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OConnor Oldfatguy1
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Oldfatguy1 OConnor
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There was an update on tonight's news: the family was met at the airport by 40 police cruisers and 15 motorcycles from various departments around the metro area. I originally said it was brain surgery but o think they corrected it tonight to be a rare form of cancer. Really a bright, happy little fellow and was delighted with his reception at the terminal. Again, wish him and his family the very best and hope all goes well for them.
brenda94348 Oldfatguy1
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ihavenonickname Oldfatguy1
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Thank you for sharing this.
ihavenonickname brenda94348
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AlexandriaGizmo Oldfatguy1
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marilyn10235 Oldfatguy1
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What a wonderful Christmas story. Medicine/surgery in the USA is way ahead of us here in the UK. What a reception they received too ????. I wish all the best for the little fella & his family. 😘
Thank you for bringing this to us here
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EileenH marilyn10235
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Fair do's - I'm not preaching "the NHS is the best healthcare sytem in the world" as it isn't, BUT, it has a LOT of innovative medicine and surgery which is available to everyone, irrespective of income and ability to pay. And often has world first too...
grandmaDylan Oldfatguy1
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I'm in the UK but haven't heard this story. We have a wonderful nhs which I'm very proud of but it's great to hear that this young man is able to have his surgery in the US as it's not available here. I just wish that every person in the world had access to life saving treatments too.
Oldfatguy1 grandmaDylan
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marilyn10235 Oldfatguy1
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Dear ofg, thank you for bringing us this story. Good to read something like this to warm the cockles of your heart before Christmas. He's seeing your surgeon too!
I'm sure everyone here wishes the little bloke all the very best.
All the best also to you & your wife. Have a Happy Christmas.
Marilyn
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Oldfatguy1 marilyn10235
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He will be under the care of an orthopedic oncologist. She is not my reg. surgeon but did do a synovectomy on me in '04 to clean up the tumor that has caused all of my problems, either directly or indirectly. She is a brilliant lady probably in her early to mid 50's now. She has almost preformed miracles replacing cancerous no e with custom made titanium rods and such. According to the story in yesterdays Kansas city star, this is a telescoping rod that will expand in length as the boy grows, reducing the number of surgeries later on. They local story has never mentioned his home town but that his father is a law enforcement officer. You can try and follow the story by logging on to the web site of the newspaper
ihavenonickname Oldfatguy1
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