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the italian experience

Post a new topicby livingwith on Mon Mar 09, 2009 4:03 pm

Our son was born in warwickshire in february 1972 and went to live in Sardinia when one month old. Unfortunately the hospital in the uk did not pick up hydrocephalus when he was born and after 2 months in Sardinia his head had started to grow in size, he was very drowsy and then began to vomit. A friend who was a doctor told us to take him to hospital where he stayed for another period of time with nothing being done to our baby and the joins in his skull actually starting to open due to the pr...Read the full article
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Re: the italian experience

Post a new topicby mp327 on Tue Mar 10, 2009 8:17 pm

I'm so very glad to hear that your son has been able to live a full and normal life. Thank goodness he received treatment, and despite the numerous surgeries, it sounds like he is doing well. May that continue! Thank you for sharing your son's story.

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