Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 3, 2004, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press saturday july 3, 2004 Canada / world a7 race to save afghan boys life reaches Canada nine year old will undergo heart surgery by Noah love t Oronto ? an International Mission of mercy touched Down on Canadian soil yesterday As a nine year old afghan boy with a con genital heart defect arrived in search of the kind of medical care he could never get in his War ravaged Home land. A weary wide eyed Djamshid Djan Popal disembarked from his first air plane ride ? a gruelling journey out of Afghanistan by Way of Pakistan and England ? into a crowd of Well wish ers and Media at Toronto a Pearson International Airport. My ears Are closed because of the flight Djamshid who sat in a wheel chair whispered into the ear of an interpreter. I a very Happy to be in Canada with a Canadian Flag pin on his Robes and his father Shafiullah and a Cana Dian medic in Tow Djamshid was sup posed to head for Hamilton which is Home to Saddiqui Khan a pakistani Canadian father of four who offered to bring the boy to Canada after Reading of his plight. Instead the boy was being driven directly to Ottawa where doctors at the children a Hospital of Eastern Ontario have offered to treat him free of charge. I a feeling great that my son is Here Shafiullah said through Khan who acted As interpreter for the pair during their Impromptu news Confer ence. I a grateful to canadians for the support you be Given my when asked what he wants to do when he a better Djamshid said i will go to Khan said the trip went smoothly save for a Brief visa problem during a Stopover in England ? Djamshid did to have a British visa ? that was quickly resolved by the Canadian High com Mission. Without Canadian involvement this could to have happened Khan said of the journey which he is helping to bankroll. Post reporter fabricated Story quotes Toronto ? the National Post Noti fied readers yesterday about several Sto Ries written by the papers medical reporter that it says contained fabricated names and quotes. In a note to readers that appeared in the papers Friday edition the Post said an internal investigation had singled out nine articles by Brad Evenson some dating Back As far december 2002. The articles have been identified As containing quotes that were either the Aaron Harris / Canadian press result of other conversations internet Djamshid clutches Canadian Flag As he arrives in Toronto yesterday. Exchanges or readings but they were not made by the people cited said the he a a Young boy and i want to save a routine examination within hours of note to readers. birth usually with a common anti there is no evidence that any of the Cpl. Kevin Comeau a Canadian inflammatory medication. Fabrications contained medical info forces medic from Tabu Pintac n.b., left uncorrected however the heart mation nor were the names or com made the trip with an English Pashto has to pump twice As much in order to ments of any members of the medical dictionary so he could communicate provide the body with enough Roxy profession with his charges and an iridium Satel Gena Ted blood to survive. Evenson could not be immediately Lite phone to ensure he was never More ultimately the heart is strained and reached for comment. Than a Call away from a Canadian doctor. Enlarged. It begins to weaken and blood the notice did not provide details of his eyes lit right up when the plane starts pooling in the liver. Patients suf the incidents or of any disciplinary took off Comeau said of the Start of Fer High blood pressure in the lungs action except to say that the reporters the flight. And swelling of the Ankles followed by articles have not appeared in the paper i Don to think he a Ridden anything heart and liver failure then death. Since senior editors became aware of the faster than a Donkey or. Robert Gow the Ottawa Hospi allegations. It did not say whether even Djamshid is believed to have a con tals chief of cardiology told a news son disputed them. Edition known As Patent ducts Arterio conference yesterday he would to be editor in chief Matthew Fraser said sus a birth defect where blood from Able to provide a prognosis until he had the paper acted immediately when tithe left Side of the heart circulates a Chance to see the boy which he said Learned of the alleged fabrications tieback to the right Side without taking would happen As soon As Djamshid notice said. Its Normal course through the body. Arrived. Calls to the Post were not immediate in Canada the condition is normally by returned Friday. Detected and easily corrected during Canadian press ? 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