“We were an hour away from the hospital when they phoned to say they were canceling.” The nine-year-old has been waiting for an aortic valve replacement to relieve a blockage in his heart since May — his eleventh surgery since being born with holes in his heart.

Moira Wyton reports. Moira is The Tyee's health reporter.

Published Tuesday, November 29, 2022.

https://thetyee.ca/News/2022/11/29/Jackson-Needs-Heart-Surgery-He-Waits/

“We were an hour away from the hospital when they phoned to say they were canceling.” The nine-year-old has been waiting for an aortic valve replacement to relieve a blockage in his heart since May — his eleventh surgery since being born with holes in his heart. Moira Wyton reports. Moira is The Tyee's health reporter. Published Tuesday, November 29, 2022. https://thetyee.ca/News/2022/11/29/Jackson-Needs-Heart-Surgery-He-Waits/

Jackson Needs Heart Surgery. He Waits. And Waits.

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