Facing better future, Jabari flies off for surgery
May 31st, 2021 | Category: Special Reports | 3:04#JamaicaGleaner #JabariOsborne #ArteriovenousMalformation #AVM MAY 31, 2021: The anticipation of playing on a trampoline was uppermost in the mind of 10-year-old Jabari Osborne on Sunday, May 30, 2021 as he prepared to board a plane at the Norman Manley International Airport for New York, where he is scheduled to undergo life-changing surgery to his face. Afflicted with the condition arteriovenous malformation, an abnormal tangle of blood vessels connecting arteries and veins that disrupts blood flow and oxygen circulation, Jabari has been the subject of ridicule all his life. However, the bullying was the furthest things from the youngster's mind as he prepared for his first plane ride.
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