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Article: CHRIS, 14, TO FLY FLAG AT WORLD CUP.
- Article from:
- Isle of Man Newspapers (Douglas, England)
- Article date:
- June 9, 2006
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A WILLASTON teenager has been selected by soccer star Wayne Rooney for a dream trip to the World Cup.
Chris Ormesher, of Snaefell Road, will be a flag-bearer at an England match and will get the chance to meet the 23-man squad.
Chris, 14, is a regular patient at Alder Hey Children's Hospital, Liverpool, and was hand-picked by the 20-year-old England striker, who is patron of the hospital.
'I'm excited,' said Chris, who after having had a kidney transplant, gets by with the help of drugs and a strict diet.
He was born with dysplastic kidneys, meaning they did not form properly in the womb.
After a course of drugs and dialysis ...