Ryan recovering from lifesaving bone marrow op

A little boy with a rare disease is recovering from a bone marrow transplant in hospital.

Ryan Caulfield-McCormack, 6, had surgery on St Stephen’s Day in the University of Minnesota’s Amplatz Children’s Hospital. The youngster, from Tramore, Co Waterford, was flown to the US to start his lifesaving treatment last month.

His parents Caroline and James have been at his bedside while Ryan’s twin brother Jack and younger brother Ethan, 4, are cared for by family in Ireland.