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BLAINE, Minnesota ( WCCO ) -- Back in 2021, Avion Dent was a rising star athlete at Blaine High School in Minnesota.

"I just finished up track season, and went to state as a freshman, and was on my way to play varsity football and basketball as a sophomore," said Dent.

Then, in the summer heading into his sophomore year, while in training for the football season, he was suddenly sidelined.

"I kind of noticed that I had stomach pain," said Dent.

It was a pain so severe, he went immediately to the ICU at M Health Fairview Children's Masonic Hospital. He soon became the patient of Dr. Robin Williams, who at first was stumped by what was causing Dent's pain.

"It wasn't just one procedure that gave all the answers. It was slowly putting all the piece

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