The schoolboy needs years of more ops and must go to America for €20,000 treatment
Brave scoliosis patient Noah Quish has come through his 15th operation but he will need further €20,000 treatment in America this summer. Noah, who is aged only seven, has autism and has undergone an average of two surgeries every year - including his back, heart, brain operations, lungs, appendix, and stomach.
He underwent his third spine operation on Tuesday – and loving mum Una revealed he will need further spinal surgeries into his teenage years. She told the Irish Mirror: "Noah had spinal surgery to have his rods lengthened and to have a review on his hip. Surgery went well and he should have a break now for another six months. As Noah grows, he outgrows the rods, so they have to be lengthened every few months. They will have to be repeated until his teens and then they can perform a spinal fusion. "He has to be in his teens for this as he will be fully grown otherwise his growth would be stunted. He is home now and is sore, but he is recovering well." She added: "Noah had been complaining about his back over the past few days so we knew it was time for more surgery. He has been through so much." Doctors have invited Noah Quish to Boston to undergo vital treatment in 2025 – but his family needs the public’s support to get him there. A fundraiser has been set up on GoFundMe called Noah's Long Road To Recovery. Una said: "It’s for his speech, feeding and physical needs. He still hasn't received speech, feeding and physiotherapy here in Ireland in years, despite having multiple brain and spinal operations. He continues to have kidney issues that need to be addressed and the list just keep getting bigger." She added: "The trip to the US, including the three-week intensive therapy, costs around €20,000. Thank you so much to everyone for your kind donations." Noah, from Limerick, was born in March 2017 and diagnosed with a heart condition, severe obstructive Laryngomalacia, scoliosis, malformation of the brain, severe sleep apnoea, a chromosome deletion, meningitis, and autism. He needed open heart surgery at just four months old and is described by his family as their "little miracle." He has had several complications besides scoliosis, which is when the vertebrae form a curved line instead of being straight. Noah has had six brain operations, two heart ops, one on his lungs, one on his appendix, one that required a feeding tube to be inserted into his stomach, and now three on his spine. Join the Irish Mirror’s breaking news service on WhatsApp. Click this link to receive breaking news and the latest headlines direct to your phone. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don’t like our community, you can check out any time you like. If you’re curious, you can read our Privacy Notice
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