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Conor Coyle

Omagh parents overwhelmed by response to appeal for one year old’s scoliosis treatment in US

Parents of a one-year-old Co Tyrone boy having to travel to the US every two months for treatment for scoliosis have said they have been overwhelmed by the support of local people.

Jamie McGoldrick from Clanabogan, near Omagh, was diagnosed with the condition having also had a tumour in his heart in the early months of his life.

Progressive infantile scoliosis affects young children and leads to a curve in the spine, causing further health complications and in some cases can be fatal.

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