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Dad thanks DIY SOS team as teenager returns home after brain tumour surgery
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The father of 17-year-old Dan from Freckleton has expressed his gratitude to the BBC's DIY SOS team and local volunteers for adapting their family home. Dan had spent nearly three years living in a Manchester hospital following a life-saving operation to remove a brain tumour and a subsequent stroke, which left him with complex disabilities and requiring non-invasive nighttime ventilation. The major home extensions and adaptations allowed Dan to finally return to his family and spend Christmas in his own home.
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- Seventeen-year-old Dan from Freckleton was able to return home after spending nearly three years in a Manchester hospital.
- Dan developed complex disabilities and required non-invasive ventilation after emergency surgery to remove a brain tumour at age 13, followed by a stroke.
- The BBC's DIY SOS team and an army of local volunteers undertook one of their most complex projects to adapt and extend Dan's family home.
- Dan's father, Nigel, described the experience as humbling and praised the support from the local community.
- Dan stated that he is now thriving and surrounded by his family in his new accessible home.