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07:00 - 07-May-2008
He was playing on his 10ft diameter trampoline in his back garden when one of the springs snapped and flew into his left eye.
He was rushed to hospital for emergency surgery, but the eye could not be saved.
Now Daniel, a big Hull FC fan and keen rugby player himself, will have to have an artificial eye fitted.
But today the youngster vowed to overcome the injury.
He said: “I will be okay and I'll come back from this.
“I'll continue playing rugby. I always look on the bright side.”
His parents said they have drawn strength from Daniel's bravery.
His proud dad Chris said: “Danny's attitude has made it a lot easier for us.
“Because of the way he has gone about things, I have no choice to be strong as well.”
“He was laughing and joking the next day.”
Consultant eye surgeon Colin Vize, of the Hull and East Yorkshire Eye Hospital, said: “The spring ruptured his eye globe and unfortunately caused catastrophic damage.”
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From my initial phone call to getting back home with medication (for my tired and poorly child) took only 40 minutes...The NHS came up trumps for me yet again.
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