Triathlon challenge for man who has had 29 brain operations
A 29-year-old who has had 29 operations on his brain since the age of six is completing a triathlon to raise money for the hospital which saved his life. Simon Lannon, now an architectural technician who lives in England, suffers from hydrocephalus. Over the last 23 years he has had a titanium valve fitted in head, along with several shunts, that help drain this fluid away. Simon will have to continue having surgery throughout his life, but is completing the triathlon to show it is possible to lead a fulfilled life and to thank those who have helped him. Read more: