The New York Mets and Northwell Health made a young patient’s dreams come true Tuesday evening, with a little help from actor and “Karate Kid” star Ralph Macchio, left.Armaan Mohammed,
When he was 10, the aspiring athlete learned his spine curved outward and his spinal cord was so compressed that, without a risky surgery, he’d be guaranteed to become paralyzed.
A karate-loving Long Island boy got a special surprise Tuesday after undergoing a risky surgery to keep him from becoming paralyzed, a gift from the original Karate Kid himself, Ralph Macchio.
Armaan Mohammed, from Valley Stream, had a severe deformity that required complex spinal surgery. On the mend, he's returned to karate and on Tuesday received some gifts and words of encouragement from the original "Karate Kid", Long Island's Ralph Macchio. NewsdayTV's Steve Langford reports.