Richard with his mother Joyce Little as a young boy
- Credit: Richard Taylor family
A man flown from Ipswich to Great Ormond Street with a life-threatening abnormality as a two day old baby, has died after living a long and happy life in Suffolk, surrounded by friends.
Richard Taylor was born in 1957 with no connection to his stomach and a hole between his windpipe and throat – he couldn t breathe, couldn’t eat and was in severe danger and was born with Down s syndrome.
Within hours of his arrival at Great Ormond Street Children s Hospital the emeritus senior surgeon was successfully operating on Richard and he was soon in recovery, consuming Carnation Milk, water and sugar
Richard with his mother Joyce Little as a young boy
- Credit: Richard Taylor family
A man flown from Ipswich to Great Ormond Street with a life-threatening abnormality as a two day old baby, has died after living a long and happy life in Suffolk, surrounded by friends.
Richard Taylor was born in 1957 with no connection to his stomach and a hole between his windpipe and throat – he couldn t breathe, couldn’t eat and was in severe danger and was born with Down s syndrome.
Within hours of his arrival at Great Ormond Street Children s Hospital the emeritus senior surgeon was successfully operating on Richard and he was soon in recovery, consuming Carnation Milk, water and sugar