{
  "id": 2139545,
  "title": "'I was so mentally ready': B.C. teenager's 2½-year wait for spinal surgery drags on",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/i-was-so-mentally-ready-b-c-teenagers-21-2-year-wait-for-spinal",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-20T13:00:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Vancouver Sun",
    "slug": "vancouver-sun",
    "url": "https://vancouversun.com/news/bc-teenagers-2-and-half-year-wait-spinal-surgery-drags-on"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Victoria's Dillyn Burrows will have to wait until at least the new year as an October surgery date was pushed back",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}