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| The Oliver Bosch appeal; from this week's newsletter | |
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| Skeletor | Aug 24 2012, 06:11 PM Post #1 |
Most likely to be Ann Widdecombe
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In the club newsletter today there was an appeal which I supported and thought deserved a re-post: "5th generation Arab Oliver Bosh desperately needs an operation to give him a chance to hear anything and his family are appealing for help. Oliver was diagnosed at 8 weeks old as being profoundly deaf. After a failed trial of hearing aids and an MRI of his head he was found to have no auditory nerves at all and therefore is not suitable for hearing aids or a cochlear implant. He is the only child in Scotland with this condition. Oliver was also found at this stage to have fused vertebrae in his spine causing scoliosis, missing ribs and no balance nerves either, his face is not symmetrical. He has been confirmed as suffering from Goldenhar syndrome. Oliver's only hope now for hearing (and therefore speech) is a revolutionary new treatment called an Auditory Brain Stem Implant (ABI). The founder of this procedure is based in Italy and has achieved a 96% success rate in the 89 children he has implanted so far. However, the operation will cost £60,000 and the family desperately need help to reach their target. Pictured left to right are Oliver, his mum Jemma Bosch, Darcey Bosch and Dean Kettles; a family with a tangerine genealogy as Jemma's and Dean's grandads were brothers and original Dundee Hibs fans." http://www.justgiving.com/Theoliverboschappeal?fb_ref=fundraising-page-new&fb_source=home_multiline |
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| Naebody | Aug 25 2012, 09:45 AM Post #2 |
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So, is that three failures and the doctor's rounding up, or four failures and the doctor's rounding down? |
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| reekie | Aug 27 2012, 10:41 PM Post #3 |
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I guess it depends. Which one would convince you to donate? Worth the repost I think, Skellie. You big softy. I've given this week's wine budget. That way we'll both be a little better off, hopefully. |
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