Smiling teenager Jacob Brown has had his life transformed after a major operation.<br />And now, the Houghton area 14-year-old can look forward to making all his dreams come true just months after his family feared his life could be blighted forever. <br />His heart and lungs were being crushed by a rare condition which meant his internal organs only had 1.5 inches of space inside his chest.<br />A fundraising appeal was launched and a big-hearted Washington company Peak Body Nutrition as well as Sunderland Echo readers helped to pay for an operation costing almost £15,000 at the Portland Hospital in London.
