Moose Jaw Times-Herald: A challenging, yet inspiring life

Cohyn Wells, 9, named Champion Child for the Children's Hospital Foundation of Saskatchewan

Kristyn and Cohyn Wells pose for a photo at William
Grayson Elementary School on Sept. 9, 2015 where
Cohyn, 9, was announced as the Children's Hospital
Foundation of Saskatchewan 2015/16 Champion Child.
Lisa Goudy/Times-Herald

By Lisa Goudy

Cohyn Wells seems like an ordinary nine-year-old kid.

He enjoys playing in his backyard with his friends and jumping on a trampoline. He cheers for the Calgary Flames and loves playing floor hockey, soccer and basketball. He just started Grade 4 at William Grayson Elementary School and wants to be a firefighter when he grows up.

But he has already gone through 13 surgeries, the first of which happened on the day he was born.

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