Have a Heart: Little Ethan's "smashing" recovery thanks to medics at Leeds' Congenital Heart Unit

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He’s a busy ball of energy today - showing little hint of just how poorly he has been in his battle with a life-threatening heart condition.

But during the first five years of his life, Ethan Blackburn had to undergo three open heart surgeries after he was born with a condition called pulmonary valve stenosis.

The first operation was carried out when he was just five months old, with the most recent in 2018.

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