Boy came home for last days.A 10-YEAR-OLD boy struck down by a devastating dev·as·tate tr.v. dev·as·tat·ed, dev·as·tat·ing, dev·as·tates 1. To lay waste; destroy. 2. To overwhelm; confound; stun: was devastated by the rude remark. nerve disease flew home to Scotland Scotland, political division of Great Britain (1991 pop. 4,957,000), 30,414 sq mi (78,772 sq km), comprising the northern portion of the island of Great Britain and many surrounding islands. to die. Brave Christopher Keenan begged his parents to take him from a US hospital back to Scotland when he realised he was losing his fight against the rare condition ALD ALD abbr. adrenoleukodystrophy ALD, n.pr See adrenoleukodystrophy. ALD aldolase. . He was taken to Glasgow's Yorkhill Hospital but when his family realised he was dying they took him home to Greenock. Christopher, whose funeral has taken place, died watching Shrek, his favourite film. Yesterday, his mum Monica, 33, said: 'Christopher loved Scotland and desperately wanted to come home to see his family. 'He got what he wanted and it is a huge comfort that he went to heaven happy.' CAPTION(S): BRAVE: Christopher |
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