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Dad thanks DIY SOS team as son's miracle homecoming is shown on TV
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The father of 17-year-old Dan from Freckleton, Lancashire, has thanked the BBC's DIY SOS team and hundreds of volunteers for adapting his family home so his son could finally return from hospital. Dan had spent years in a Manchester hospital following surgery to remove a brain tumour at age 13, which left him with complex disabilities and requiring non-invasive ventilation. The major renovation project allowed the family to reunite at home.
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- Seventeen-year-old Dan spent years in a Manchester hospital following a life-saving brain tumour operation and a subsequent stroke.
- Dan's home required major adaptations and wheelchair accessibility for him to return home and receive nighttime ventilation.
- The BBC's DIY SOS team and hundreds of community volunteers renovated and extended the family home in one of the show's most complex projects.
- Dan's father, Nigel, described the experience as humbling, stating the family was thrilled to be back together in Freckleton.
