Son Pham's Progress

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Event Date:	Event Title:	Event Description:
03/31/2008	Son's arrival	Son Pham came to Toronto in June 2007 with the hope of having the football-sized growth reduced, if not removed. He's seen here on March 31, 2008.
03/31/2008	Preventing complications	If untreated, doctors in Boston feared the growth could eventually block Son's airway.
02/03/2009	Surgery time	Son received surgeries and injections of liquids to gradually reduce the size of his growth.
02/16/2009	Shrinking growth
04/08/2009	Progress	Doctors described Son's progress as slow but steady.
04/08/2009	Gradual reduction
04/08/2009	Swelling reduces
04/08/2009	Spring time	Son now speaks fluent English, but the growth still makes it difficult for him to enunciate.
04/08/2009	Top of the class	Son lives in Halifax and continues to go Boston for treatments. He is at the top of his class in math.
04/08/2009	Face taking shape	When he looks in the mirror, Son says he likes how his cheek is getting smaller.
05/01/2009	Active life	Son enjoys playing badminton and is showing signs of being a gifted athlete.
01/20/2010	Thank you painting	Son Pham works on a painting at the home of a caregiver in Halifax. The 12-year-old Vietnamese orphan offered the painting as a thank you gift to the Ray Tye Medical Aid Foundation, which provided about $200,000 for facial surgery in Boston. (Andrew Vaughan, Canadian Press)