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Ella-Grace Honeyman gets ready to head out to New York for her latest life-saving operation

September 20, 2011   brain surgery, Carers

Hopes high that Ella-Grace is set for her final surgery

By VICTORIA LEGGETT
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
6:30 AM

Ella-Grace Honeyman at home in Hevingham as she gets ready to head out to New York for her latest life-saving operation. Photo: Simon Finlay Copy: For: EDP News EDP pics © 2009 (01603) 772434

Little Ella-Grace Honeyman flew to New York once again yesterday with hopes high it will be the last time the youngster faces life-threatening brain surgery. 

The four-year-old, from Hevingham, near Aylsham, suffers from the rare condition vein of Galen malformation. Yesterday she headed to America for a seventh operation to seal leaking blood vessels in her brain.

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