Whakatane boy Ben Kjeldsen had a blast at his first real birthday celebration, after years of frequent hospital visits prevented him from having any parties.
Whakatane boy Ben Kjeldsen had a blast at his first real birthday celebration, after years of frequent hospital visits prevented him from having any parties.
Regional headlines today include a caregiver who stole from his blind aunt, a man who walked away with some possessions of the Black Sticks, and a mysterious Hawke's Bay picnic event.
Ten-year-old Ben Kjeldsen, whose rare illness has robbed him of many birthday parties, has managed to have a href="http://www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503438&objectid=11350520" target="_blank">big celebration with his friends for the first time.
