Birthday boy and pageboy...Lennox's very special day...Byline: By MIKE MORGAN
MIRACLE liver transplant liver transplant Hepatic transplant Transplant surgery A procedure that replaces a cancer conquered, metabolically defeated, or substance subjugated liver with one no longer required by its owner, many of whom donate same after an MVA Diseases requiring transplant tot Lennox Nicholson was due to be a very special birthday pageboy at a family wedding today. Lennox, of Oak Road, Guisborough was not only celebrating his third birthday, he was also going to be pageboy at his uncle's wedding! Roger Robinson from Skelton, brother of Lennox's mum Amy, is marrying fiancee Katie Stevenson at Hinderwell Parish Church. Lennox survived against all odds when a transplant at Leeds St James' Hospital, snatched him from the jaws of death For the I Shouldn't Be Alive epiosode, see "Jaws of Death (I Shouldn't Be Alive episode)" In the original GWAR lineup in 1985, Jaws Of Death and BalSac were two different characters. in December 2005 with just hours to spare. It came after the campaign to find a donor was highlighted in the Evening Gazette. Unstinting care from consultants, nurses and staff at "Jimmy's" saw Lennox make a remarkable recovery. Now devoted parents Amy and Simon, both 23, have another child Lacey, 19 months, who will be another "star of the show" in a pretty dress at the wedding. The couple are so grateful to a mystery woman donor who enabled Lennox's life to be saved by the vital transplant on December 13 2005. Amy said: "Lennox is excited about being a pageboy. "He's still making excellent progress and it's hard to believe now that he was once so ill. "He's talking more now and linking words together, but all the operations he had to endure slowed his verbal development a bit. "But he's very happy and doctors have told us he'll catch up. "Intelligence wise, he's really on the ball and is very affectionate. "He loves playing and watching football with his grandad, John McIntosh, and loves to be outside. "He's got the strongest kick of a three-year-old I've ever seen! "We are so grateful to the donor who gave him the chance of life." Lennox was born on June 21, 2005, at Middlesbrough's James Cook University Hospital The James Cook University Hospital is a 1010 bed major tertiary hospital and district general hospital in Marton, Middlesbrough. It forms part of the South Tees Hospitals NHS Trust, along with the Friarage Hospital in Northallerton. , weighing 71b 1oz. At five weeks, he developed jaundice jaundice (jôn`dĭs, jän`–), abnormal condition in which the body fluids and tissues, particularly the skin and eyes, take on a yellowish color as a result of an excess of bilirubin. and doctors discovered a serious liver problem. His bile ducts were blocked and he had to endure an eight-hour operation. Then he faced complications, including fluid leaking in his abdomen, a blocked vein in his liver, hernias and serious infections. But he battled through with a cocktail of 20 drugs until at the last hour a replacement liver was found for his transplant. CAPTION(S): KISS THE BRIDE? HOW ABOUT ONE FOR THE PAGEBOY?: Loving sister and brother Lennox and Lacey; JUST LOOK AT ME NOW: Lennox tries on his pageboy suit and above before his life-saving transplant Pictures by PETER REIMANN |
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