
STEVE RINGMAN / THE SEATTLE TIMES
Ellensburg 13-year-old grapples with life at 7 feet 3 inches tall
At Children's hospital, Dr. John Waldhausen removes Brenden's spleen, which was football-size instead of a normal fist-size.

STEVE RINGMAN / THE SEATTLE TIMES
At Children's hospital, Dr. John Waldhausen removes Brenden's spleen, which was football-size instead of a normal fist-size.
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