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Teenager recovers from life-threatening brain bleed

A teenager from Chesterfield is thanking doctors at Sheffield Children's Hospital for helping him recover from a life-threatening brain bleed. Kai Thomas, who is now 15, has had to learn to walk and speak again.

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Photos show teenager's recovery in hospital

Kai Thomas in hospital Credit: Family photo

Kai Thomas' family documented his stay in hospital by taking photographs as he recovered from his near-fatal brain bleed. Doctors at Sheffied Children's Hospital had to operate on a burst blood vessel in his head.The photograph below shows Kai shortly after being brought out of his medically induced-coma:

Kai Thomas after waking from his coma Credit: Family photo

He had developed a blood clot inside his brain and the operation to remove it took six hours. After the procedure he was not able to communicate and would sometimes lash out in frustration.

Kai Thomas in hospital Credit: Family photo

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