Miracle' boy walks after eight years.: Mrs. Jean Palmer, 38-tear-old housewife of Cramlington, Northumberland, believes that a miracle happened in the parlour of her new Council house. Her eight year old son, John, cripples from birth by deformed hips, was playing on the rug. Suddenly he grabbed a tor cricket bat and a toy spade - and stood up. While Mrs. Palmer watched breathlessly, John hobbled across the room to her. The he turned round and went back. When we had an operation three years ago, doctors told Mrs. Palmer that John, who had never walked might not do so as long as he lived. A doctor at the Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle, where John has been attending twice a week, said last night: "Operations for congenital hip dislocations are quite common, and their success is not unusual. But for a child to recover his power who walk after three years lapse is something we do not come across frequently." Photo shows John Palmer, the little boy who was crippled from birth but can now walk.
Photo measures 8.25 x 10 inches.
Photo is dated 9-24-1953.
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