Iraqi boy in care of uncle, LI surgeons
Hasan Khazaal, through an interpreter, tells how his nephew was disfigured in an explosion in Iraq and how his journey to an LI hospital will hopefully restore his life. Videojournalist: J. Conrad Williams Jr. (April 21, 2011) (April 23, 2011 10:00 PM)
Iraqi 4-year-old on LI for facial surgery
Timeline of Zeenabdeen Hadi's surgeries on LI
Zeenabdeen Hadi, 4 years old and a long way from his home in Iraq, was insistent: He'd eat cake for dinner and wanted no part of the vegetables.
His uncle held firm.
"You're having surgery next week," said Hasan Hadi Khazaal, who turned 21 a few weeks ago and has become the boy's surrogate parent. "You have to have nutrition."
The uncle and his nephew, who faces months of plastic...
