The ‘really upsetting’ story involving a three-year-old non-verbal child

A three-year-old non-verbal boy has been knocked back from surgery twice in the last six months at the Royal Children’s Hospital.

Harvey has a rare genetic disorder called Angelman syndrome, and his mother Rebecca told Jacqui Felgate how important surgery is for her son.

“It was a really upsetting day,” Rebecca said on 3AW Drive.

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“He’s at risk of aspirating and getting pneumonia.”

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