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Dece December 10, 2013
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At four, Kate Bishop has had three open-heart surgeries, with two more expected
Man charged in most recent Surrey homicide
‘Her spirit is amazing’
Dean Anderson, 44, faces seconddegree murder and aggravated assault charges
by Sarah Massah FOCUSED ON THE CARTOON playing on the iPad
propped up on the kitchen counter, four-year-old Kate Bishop giggles and squeals as the characters jump around on screen. The sound is turned down, but Kate doesn’t mind. To someone who had just met the carefree South Surrey toddler, it would be hard to believe that in her short life she has endured three openheart surgeries – with two more expected in the future – after being born with a rare heart defect called truncus arteriosus. Alexandria “We went into survival mode,� Kate’s mother, Bishop Alexandria, recalled of finding out about the cardiovascular anomaly. “We went numb and just dealt with the situation.� Kate’s first open-heart surgery was scheduled when she was just six weeks old. Instead having a separate pulmonary artery and aorta, each with their own three-leafed valves, Kate only had one great blood vessel – or trunk – leaving the heart, which then branches into blood vessels that go to the lungs and body. Doctors created a connection between the right ventricle and the pulmonary arteries using a valved conduit. As her heart grows, she will need to go for surgery to replace the conduit. “It’s unbelievable, though. She’s so incredibly strong-willed and resilient,� Alexandria said, with husband David noting that after her second surgery, she only spent five days at the hospital
by Kevin Diakiw A MAN HAS BEEN arrested and charged in connection to the murder of one man in Surrey last month and assault of another. On Nov. 23, Richard Lomas was killed and Donovan Foster seriously injured during an altercation at an illegal after-hours establishment. A fight took place at a property that had been shut down as an illegal bar in April, according to the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT). “Inside that residence there were approximately 30 to 50 individuals,� said Sgt. Jennifer Pound, spokesperson for the IHIT. On Dec. 4, police arrested 44-year-old Dean Anderson in connection with the homicide and the assault. Anderson appeared in Surrey Provincial Court Thursday on charges of second degree murder of Lomas and aggravated assault of Foster. His next appearance is in January. The murder of Lomas marked Surrey’s 23rd homicide of the year, an all-time high for the city. The previous record was 21 in 2005.
“We went into survival mode.�
EVAN SEAL / THE LEADER
Kate Bishop, 4, was born with a rare heart defect and is also dealing with progressive hearing loss. Her grandfather has requested the city install a sign in her neighbourhood alerting people there are deaf children at play.
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