Leo Coning

Leo Coning er en 5 årig engelsk dreng, der lige har været i Graz for at lære at spise. Nedenstående fra artiklen omkring ham

Artikel fra Internet avisen Gazette &Herald, England om Leo Coning, der har været i
Graz feb. 2008 for at lære at spise. Leo er født med en hjertefejl og har levet af sondemad.
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11:14am Wednesday 5th March 2008

Lucky Leo’s a lad who lunches
FIVE-YEAR-OLD Leo Coning tucked into a school lunch this week – for
the first time in his life.

Until now, Leo had to be fed by a pump directly into his stomach because
of a hole in his heart.

But a massive response to an appeal for help to pay for specialist
treatment means the youngster can now enjoy his food like any other little
boy. Local people and organisations responded in force when Leo’s parents,
Nick and Mel Coning found themselves having to raise a massive £8,000
in six weeks to enable him to have the specialist treatment at a clinic in
Austria.

Within a month the fund had reached £24,000, which has not only enabled
Leo to have his treatment, but will potentially help other children with the same complaint said
Nick, a Ryedale police officer.
“The transformation in Leo has been unbelievable,” he said after the treatment at the hands of
Professor Marguerite Dunitz, a world specialist in eating problems in children.
Leo is now on special high-calorie food but is able to take a packed lunch to school. Nick said that
until now teaching staff had to help to feed him with a pump. “A lot has changed in our lives as a
result of Leo’s treatment, and we are eternally grateful to the thousands of people who have
supported our appeal.”
One of the biggest changes for the Coning family has been setting four places at the table. “We have
only ever had three until now because Leo couldn’t eat the same meals as us.”
Collecting boxes were put in pubs and shops through Ryedale, several events were held and Nick
and Leo, and his elder brother, Ashley, raised a hefty sum through a triathlon they did between their
home in Norton and Leavening County Primary School, which the boys attend.
Leo does not have to return to Austria for further treatment but his parents have to keep in regular
contact with the clinic advising them on his progress.

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