BUCHAREST, Romania A Romanian baby born with virtually no intestines who confounded doctors by tenaciously clinging to life and captured international attention and offers of medical help, died on Thursday. He was nine months old.
A boy who swallowed eight magnetic beads a month ago faces a long road to recovery. Doctors had to remove most of one-year-old Braylon Jordan's intestine to repair the damage the magnets caused. He is now waiting for a transplant
Romanian baby with stunted intestines who captured global attention dies at 9 months
A Romanian baby born with virtually no intestines who confounded doctors by clinging to life and captured international attention for his fighting spirit, has died.
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) – A Romanian baby born with virtually no intestines who confounded doctors by clinging to life and captured international attention for his fighting spirit, has died. He was nine months old.
Melanie Hebert / Eyewitness News Email: mhebert@wwltv.com | Twitter: @melaniehebert NEW ORLEANS — Braylon Jordan is recovering from a near-fatal experience after swallowing several pea-sized magnets. “It's been really, really difficult. You have…
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