"You're just going to let me die?": Heartbreak as 20-year-old given devastating diagnosis
manchestereveningnews.co.ukDespite not yet reaching his 21st birthday, Kaden Gresty has already endured almost 200 surgeries in his short life. Kaden was first operated on when he was just one-day-old and he’s been in and out of hospital ever since.
The 20-year-old was born with spina bifida, a spinal condition which means he is paralysed from the chest down. He also suffers from a range of other medical conditions that affect his heart, lungs and kidneys and he requires a ventilator constantly. READ MORE: Join the FREE Manchester Evening News WhatsApp community More problems arose when Kaden, from Salford, was sent for a major spinal surgery in Bristol just before starting secondary school in 2014.
Sadly, there were complications from the operation and Kaden suffered two broken vertebras which led to a chronic pressure sore.
Over time, the sore eventually turned into osteomyelitis, a painful bone infection. Osteomyelitis usually goes away if treated early with antibiotics.
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