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Tear-jerking moment brave Scots boy leaves hospital for first time ever to spend Christmas at home
Oscar Edgar waved goodbye to the hospital he has called home since birth – leaving the ward to the cheers of his medical team.
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Boy, 5, on ventilator for four years leaves hospital for first time to go home for Christmas
Oscar Edgar has spent his whole life in the Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow and was on a ventilator for years, but now he s finally well enough to go home in time for Christmas
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Boy, 5, leaves Royal Hospital for Children to spend Christmas with family for first time A five-year-old boy who has been a patient at the Royal Hospital for Children since birth left the building to spend his first-ever Christmas at home. Suffering from an undiagnosed neurological condition, Oscar Edgar has spent the majority of his life under healthcare supervision. His illness means he was ventilated until he was four-years-old. He is unable to eat or speak, but understands everything going on around him and has recently learned to walk. While Oscar s mum, Megan, is delighted to have her boy home for Christmas, she thought that the day would never come.