UPCOMING:TONY HANSBERRY IS A 14-YEAR-OLD SURGEON IN THE MAKING
He may just be 14-years-old but Tony Hansberry has already discovered a way of sewing up patients after hysterectomies that stand to reduce the risk of complications and simplify the tricky surgical procedure of hysterectomy
Oh, and did BCK mention that he is on 14 years old?
Tony is only in the ninth grade but he is already being compared to first-year-medical students.
“I would put him up against a first-year med student,” says Angela TenBroeck, a medical lead teacher. “He’s an outstanding young man, and I’m proud to have him representing us.”
Toni hopes to one day become a University of Florida-trained neurosurgeon.
“I just want to help people and be respected, knowing that I can save lives,” said Tony, the son of a registered nurse mom and an African Methodist Episcopal church pastor dad.
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Obama doing big thing big things he gone be a blessing to someone just do you Tony please do not lose sight!!!!
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WHAT! Oh man I gotta get on my game… I’m 21 and I feel like a failure already lol
I wonder how he got interested in the medical field
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His mom’s a Registered Nurse. Kids often follow their parents career goals.
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Great to read something positive about the youth. I hope this young man is an inspiration to other young people.
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**takes in deep breath and exhales**
Ah, refreshing!
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See these are the positive images we need to see in the media, inspiring stories not the negative crap they try to feed the world about black people!
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This is remarkable. I cant wait to tell my 9 year old about this.
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omg that is so awesome i am so glad he is black and he does not think he had to be a rapper or basketball player like many blacks in america think.
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I am happy to see more youth becoming involved in the sciences. I know myself how hard med school is.. Im in med school right now and im 19 so I feel a little upstaged by this 14 year old lol. But I wish him the best of luck and to remain focused.
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Amazing! Thanks for sharing BCK
This story needs to get a lot of attention. Not only is it a huge inspiration, but it breaks away from all of the negative stereotypes.
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Wow, what a smart kid. I am 18 and can’t even imagine doing that. I applaud him and wish him all the best in the future!
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Tony Hansberry sounds like a remarkable young man who, if he does aspire to attend medical school, will bring amazing skills to the profession.
However, his interest in a new and improved way to “sew up patients after hysterectomies” makes it sound like that’s of great importance.
No matter how skilled a surgeon is, and no matter what the technique is of sewing women after the surgery, this article does not convey the important reality of how and what is being sutured after a hysterectomy. When a hysterectomy is performed the uterus and cervix are removed by cutting into the top of a woman’s vagina, around the circumference of the cervix, and which shortens the vagina and makes it into a closed pocket. When only the uterus is removed women have a three times greater incidence of heart disease, and when the ovaries are removed (in 73% of hysterectomies the ovaries are removed when the uterus is removed) the incidence of heart disease is 7 times greater. Since hysterectomy is rarely a life-saving surgery, most women would not choose to have the surgery if they knew the consequences. You can read the full list of consequences of hysterectomy at the HERS Foundation’s website by clicking on the Adverse Effects Data.
Best wishes to this smart, creative young man. Perhaps he choose a medical specialty that saves lives and spares organs rather than removing them.
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Having a hysterectomy was of “great importance” to my mother. She was diagnosed with colon and ovarion cancer last year and had to have a hysterectomy in order to stop the cancer from spreading further (it started in her colon and spread to her ovaries). I am happy to say that as of now, she is cancer free.
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Sorry. I mis-read what you posted. I thought you were saying that a hysterectomy was not of great importance.
I do think that the operation is life saving…without it cancer can spread.
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HELLO, MY NAME IS tONY hANSBERRY, AND WHILE i WAS READING THE COMMENT THAT AN INDIVIDUAL WROTE ON THE SPACE ABOVE YOURS, IT IS SAD TO SEE PEOPLE WHO TRY TO BRING OTHERS DOWN OR INSTALL INTO SOMEONE’S BRAIN THAT SOMETHING ISN’T WORTH IT OR IT DOESNT MATTER, WHAT i REALLY WANT TO SAY IS THAT i THANK YOU, BECAUSE IN SOME CASES, LIKE YOUR MOM, IT CAN BE A LIFE SAVING OPERATION. thANKS AGAIN AND MAY gOD CONTINUE TO BE A BLESSING TO YOU
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Gone Tony, baby! and to think I knew you when you were a just a midget @ Greater Payne! I am so proud of you. All my prayers, blessings and best wishes. Tell your dad and mom I said hey for me! Love you!
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When I was 14, I could tie my shoes…
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yeah your 14 your suppose too I bet you meant I couldnt tie my shoes its iight doe!!!!
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Way to got for him!
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Wow this is just wonderful! I wish this young man the best of luck. I hope he stays focused. Such a great example for other young boys.
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Why UF? and not like Harvard or Yale? Just wondering . . .
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HELLO, THIS IS TONY HANSBERRY, A RESPONCE TO YOUR QUESTION, WHY UF? WELL OF COARSE HARVARD IS THE TOP SCHOOL, BUT SOMETIMES THOSE WHO COME OUT OF UF ARE BETTER AND SUCCEED MORE THAN THOSE WHO COME OUT OF HARVARD. I KNOW SOME GREAT PROFESSORS AND SURGEONS WHO WENT TO UF AND ONE DAY I WOULD LIKE TO BE ONE OF THEM. SECOND, THE GATORS ARE THE BEST
, BUT I THANK YOU FOR EXPRESSING YOUR THOUGHTS, MAY GOD CONTINUE TO BE A BLESSING TO YOU.
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Wow an amazing young man. He will do good in the coming years.
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I applaud this amazing young man.
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Cheers go out to mr. Hansberry. I was just made aware of this amazing technology yesterday by a fellow church memeber. This young man should be lifted up and encouraged for the path that he has been led to . I personally Know his father. This is just the power of our heavenly father working through us. It is mind blogging that a 14 year old boy would even touch on an issue like this. GOD IS STILL IN IT!!!
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hOPE YOU GOT MY COMMENT ABOUT THIS YOUNG MAN. Such a Ray of light from GOD. If we keep GOD in it we will his power!!!
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Wow, I am so happy to see a young teenager doing aiming for something other than RAP, SPORTS or another easy way out. He is actually putting his mind to something. This is what we need. I am getting so sick and tired of people wanting to become some sort of entertainer.
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I agree wholeheartedly. Black children aren’t just little entertainers or ballers in the making, and he’s a shining example of that. I hope we hear more about him and other black youth who shine outside of those categories.
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I think this is absolutely WONDERFUL. Keep up the Great work.
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Hi Tony, Just wondering.. what is your parents name. I think my daughter went to school with you. She attended several private schools in Jax.
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