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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
National
Paige Oldfield

"You're just going to let me die?": Heartbreak as 20-year-old given devastating diagnosis

Despite 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.

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