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A 14-year-old boy who was left paralysed after suffering from a brain tumour has baffled doctors by making an unexpected recovery and getting his black belt in tae kwon do.
Daniel Kimmins underwent emergency surgery just days before his seventh birthday when he was diagnosed with a brain tumour.
After the operation the youngster was left paralysed down the left hand side of his body – which doctors warned could be permanent.
But now Daniel has fought against the odds to make a full recovery and gain his black belt in tae kwon do. Daniel, from Bath, took up the martial art when he was six years old and within a year he had earned his yellow belt.
But the youngster was forced to give up his favourite hobby after a brain tumour left him fighting for his life.
Now Daniel has bounced back, despite doctors warning his parents that he wouldn't pull through, and is now proudly wearing a black belt to his tae kwon do lessons.
His mum, Heidi, 47, said: "After his operation Daniel couldn't move the left side of his body and he had lost the ability to speak – which is something the doctors warned may happen.
"We were never given any hope. We were always of the impression that he wouldn't recover from the tumour.
"No one thought he'd make it, he was so poorly not even the doctors thought he would pull through. But slowly but surely he got back to himself.
"Now he has learnt to walk and talk all over again and he is able to do all of the things he did before he had the tumour, which makes me unbelievably proud of him."
After his operation the youngster underwent 13 months of chemotherapy and radiotherapy, causing his weight to plummet.
Daniel was in a wheel chair for more that two years and he had to learn to crawl, walk and talk all over again.
The student returned to his hobby two years after his diagnosis and has since got his green, blue, red and now his black belt.
Daniel said: "I got my black belt a few weeks ago now, it was absolutely amazing. I went with three of my friends and one of their mums and they all got theirs too." Reported by This is 11 hours ago.
A 14-year-old boy who was left paralysed after suffering from a brain tumour has baffled doctors by making an unexpected recovery and getting his black belt in tae kwon do.
Daniel Kimmins underwent emergency surgery just days before his seventh birthday when he was diagnosed with a brain tumour.
After the operation the youngster was left paralysed down the left hand side of his body – which doctors warned could be permanent.
But now Daniel has fought against the odds to make a full recovery and gain his black belt in tae kwon do. Daniel, from Bath, took up the martial art when he was six years old and within a year he had earned his yellow belt.
But the youngster was forced to give up his favourite hobby after a brain tumour left him fighting for his life.
Now Daniel has bounced back, despite doctors warning his parents that he wouldn't pull through, and is now proudly wearing a black belt to his tae kwon do lessons.
His mum, Heidi, 47, said: "After his operation Daniel couldn't move the left side of his body and he had lost the ability to speak – which is something the doctors warned may happen.
"We were never given any hope. We were always of the impression that he wouldn't recover from the tumour.
"No one thought he'd make it, he was so poorly not even the doctors thought he would pull through. But slowly but surely he got back to himself.
"Now he has learnt to walk and talk all over again and he is able to do all of the things he did before he had the tumour, which makes me unbelievably proud of him."
After his operation the youngster underwent 13 months of chemotherapy and radiotherapy, causing his weight to plummet.
Daniel was in a wheel chair for more that two years and he had to learn to crawl, walk and talk all over again.
The student returned to his hobby two years after his diagnosis and has since got his green, blue, red and now his black belt.
Daniel said: "I got my black belt a few weeks ago now, it was absolutely amazing. I went with three of my friends and one of their mums and they all got theirs too." Reported by This is 11 hours ago.