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Letitia on Road to Recovery

LITTLE Letitia Brown was only 18-months-old when she suffered horrific burns after an accident at home.

Now, just over two years later, she is well down the road to recovery, although she will remain scarred for the rest of her life, having sustained 30 per cent burns.

Doctors at Glasgow’s Yorkhill Hospital have performed more than 30 painful operations on her to graft and repair the skin on her hands, waist and legs. And so grateful are her family towards the staff at Yorkhill that they are holding a series of fundraising events in order to raise much-needed extra cash for the hospital.

The latest, a bingo night, will take place tomorrow (Friday) at the Coronation Day Centre in Stranraer at 7.30 p.m. Local businesses have been generously donating the prizes which should ensure the night is a success and ferry company Stena have donated a family day return ticket to Belfast.