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Published: March 24, 2008
Dover boy defies the odds
‘They (doctors) did not know what he would be capable of doing. He was not supposed to be alive.' Jessica Mullins, about her son Carson
‘They (doctors) did not know what he would be capable of doing. He was not supposed to be alive.' Jessica Mullins, about her son Carson
DOVER — Carson Mullins can sit up, balance on his feet for a short while, smile wide, laugh and raise his hands to signal a touchdown on cue.
The 19-month-old boy wasn't expected to do any of this so soon, and perhaps not at all.
Fourteen months ago, a routine surgery to place tubes in his ears went awry. Since then, he's defied a grim prognosis, slowly recovering from lung and brain damage, said his mother,...
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