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Wednesday, July 25, 2007

 

Told of broken neck 59 yrs late

‘A grandad has just discovered he has been living with a broken neck for 59 YEARS.

John Richards, 74, did not know he had fractured vertebrae when he fell from a tree while stealing apples as a 16-year-old in 1948.

He was treated at the time for a broken wrist but doctors missed the other life-threatening break.

John, who felt no specific pain in his neck, got on with an active life working on a farm, and playing football and cricket.

He even BOXED for 15 years at a gym with no idea that one “wrong” blow could kill him.

The break was only spotted when John went for a routine check-up with his GP last month.’




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