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SWSMcomic – by Ottilie Von Henning A Paralympian-turned-comedian who had been fundraising for a life-changing surgery hit his goal at one of his own comedy gigs. Ricky Balshaw, 38, has cerebral palsy and has been fundraising for a surgery, which will stop him from becoming paralysed. Ricky surpassed his goal of £15k after a comedy show at Sutton Coldfield Town Hall earlier this month (Feb 2). The night’s host Wayne Beese, 44, got up on stage after Ricky’s performance to explain to the audience that Ricky was missing £1,410 to fund his surgery. Wayne put in £110 himself and in…

SWTPsurgery – by Amy Reast A mum was relieved to see her newborn son kick his legs after he had spinal surgery while still inside the womb. Serena Nye, 24, was told after her 20-week pregnancy scan her unborn son had spina bifida. It meant his spine and spinal cord was not developing properly, causing a gap in his spine, leaving at high risk of weakness or total paralysis of his legs. Serena and partner Chris Bown, 26, were given the choice to continue normally, terminate the pregnancy, or have fetal surgery. So in an incredible operation, doctors took Serena’s…

SWMRbird – by Michael Lee Simpson A rare great white heron has undergone emergency surgery after a fisherman threw a rock at it because he was upset it was after fish. On January 20, Pelican Harbor Seabird Station received a call from visitors at Bill Baggs State Park who witnessed a fisherman throwing a large rock at the great white heron – a federally protected bird. The bird, native only to South Florida and the Florida Keys, was fishing nearby when the fisherman injured it by breaking one of its wings. Now that the creature is recovering at Pelican Harbor…