Surgery News: 8 Year Old Hits A Hole In One Golfing Days After Emergency Brain Surgery
Monday October 12, 2009
Jonathan Brittain, an 8 year old boy from Virginia, hit a hole in one at the golf course last week.
While a hole in one is a pretty rare occurrence, the circumstances under which Jonathan hit the ball are even more extraordinary.
Jonathan was born 28 weeks early with a condition called hydrocephalus, or water on the brain.
He has had 8 surgeries in his short eight years. The last one, two weeks ago, was an emergency surgery, as the shunt that drains the extra fluid from his brain was no longer working.
Clearly Jonathan is recovering from surgery quickly, getting back to his favorite sports and other activities, rather than hanging out on the couch or in bed.
Way to go Jonathan! You're an example for all of us!
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Monday October 12, 2009
Jonathan Brittain, an 8 year old boy from Virginia, hit a hole in one at the golf course last week.
While a hole in one is a pretty rare occurrence, the circumstances under which Jonathan hit the ball are even more extraordinary.
Jonathan was born 28 weeks early with a condition called hydrocephalus, or water on the brain.
He has had 8 surgeries in his short eight years. The last one, two weeks ago, was an emergency surgery, as the shunt that drains the extra fluid from his brain was no longer working.
Clearly Jonathan is recovering from surgery quickly, getting back to his favorite sports and other activities, rather than hanging out on the couch or in bed.
Way to go Jonathan! You're an example for all of us!
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Keep up with surgery news and information by signing up for the Surgery Newsletter.
Check out the Surgery Forums for surgery discussions, support and more! *+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*