WILTON — When 14-year-old Tarek Haines of Farmington couldn’t go white-water rafting with classmates Monday because of health restrictions, he went fishing near the boat launch at Wilson Pond. He did not know it at the time, but his grandmother, Terry Gordon, and his mother, Charity Haines, were keeping a secret. As Tarek fished, Maine […]
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Farmington boy on mend from strokes, open-heart surgery
FARMINGTON — Tarek Haines still gets headaches and has double vision at times. He is working to regain strength in his right side. The Mt. Blue Middle School seventh-grader collapsed in October after running a lap during a youth football practice. In the days that ensued — and three hospitals later — doctors discovered he […]
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Supper to benefit young football player
FARMINGTON — A benefit supper for Tarek Haines is being held from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 24, at the Farmington Elks Lodge at 120 School St. in West Farmington. The cost for the potluck supper is $8 for adults and $5 for children. Tarek, 12, of Farmington collapsed after running laps at football […]
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12-year-old recovering from emergency heart surgery in Boston
FARMINGTON — Tarek Haines had just finished running laps at youth football practice at Kemp Field on Monday when he went down on one knee and couldn’t get up. He then went to two knees and collapsed, his father said. Now the 12-year-old is recovering at a Boston hospital from emergency heart surgery to remove […]