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Leitrim teen gets green light for life changing back surgery in UK

May 5, 2022 13:16 By Shannonside News
Leitrim teen gets green light for life changing back surgery in UK
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The much-loved Bornacoola teen will be in surgery on Saturday morning.

A Leitrim teenager has been given the go-ahead to receive life-changing surgery this weekend.

13-year-old Rachel Mallon from Bornacoola was diagnosed with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis earlier this year.

According to her father Brian, a new surgical procedure currently only available in the UK is the best chance for Rachel to be able to move her back after treatment.

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Test results conducted by doctors in London yesterday show that Rachel has enough flexibility in her spine for the surgery to proceed.

The Bornacoola teenager is set to undergo the 7-hour operation on Saturday morning.

A Go Fund Me campaign launched by her parents has now closed after raising almost double the original target of €30,000.

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