LITTLE Rhys Harris is bursting with life

by sweet east pearl | June 3, 2008 at 04:00 pm
276 views | 0 Recommendations | 0 comments

Photos

LITTLE Rhys Harris is bursting with life

LITTLE Rhys Harris is bursting with life

see larger image

uploaded by sweet east pearl

LITTLE Rhys Harris is bursting with life - after two months as the "boy in the bubble" fighting an incredibly rare illness.

The brave seven-year-old is only the SECOND child in the world to be cured of the genetic disease called NEMO.

It crippled his immune system, leaving him close to death, and doctors decided his only chance was a risky pioneering treatment - where he was kept in a bubble

Advertisement

Comments (0)

This story was created over 3 months ago, the comment thread is now closed.

NowPublic on Facebook

What is NowPublic?

NowPublic lets people work together to cover news events around the world.

Find out more

Crowd Power

These members have powered this story:

Most Recommended Stories in Health

 

closeSign in to NowPublic

is reporting from