NEW BERLIN, Wis. (WTMJ) – An 11-year-old Wisconsin boy is relearning how to walk and talk after waking up from a coma following complications from what was supposed to be a routine tonsillectomy.
Liam Klaver’s family had planned a low-key spring break because the 11-year-old needed his tonsils out. His parents scheduled what they thought would be an easy outpatient surgery, planned so Liam could get back to playing lacrosse, his favorite sport, as soon as possible.
“He got his tonsils out on St. Paddy’s Day, March 17th,” said Liam’s grandmother, Tanya Coye. “Three days later, he was throwing up blood.”
Liam’s parents, Ashleigh and Dan Klaver, are currently with him at the hospital. They say, at first, they thought the 11-year-old was having some minor post-surgery issues. They had no idea how serious it was until he was rushed to the emergency room…