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Article: LIFE OF RYAN IS A LITTLE MIRACLE; Toddler Ryan Dare is one of the first children in Europe to survive a special bone marrow operation after being born with the deadly disease osteopetrosis. Now he has given doctors new hope for future sufferers.(Features)
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- The People (London, England)
- Article date:
- October 5, 1997
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LISON Dare watches her cheeky-faced toddler Ryan tearing around the garden and cannot believe her eyes. Looking at the 20-month-old it is impossible to tell that he was at death's door recently.
The youngster has not only fought off a rare bone disease which killed his sister but he could also hold the key to a cure for others.
Alison, 24, said: "He has come on amazingly and we are very optimistic. But no-one quite knows what the future holds for Ryan because he is one of the first children to survive a special bone marrow transplant from an unrelated donor ...