NEW BERLIN, Wis. — Six months after a routine tonsillectomy led to life-threatening complications , Liam Klaver faces new challenges as he returns to 7th grade. Liam's return to school in Muskego looks very different this year. The 12-year-old enters 7th grade with surgery scars, a feeding tube, and restrictions that will likely follow him for the rest of his life.

"Just wanting to get back to being a normal kid. Doing everything I could before," Liam said.

Six months after a routine tonsillectomy that kept him in the hospital for 76 days, Liam has made remarkable progress. But the New Berlin boy still faces significant challenges. During the procedure, his carotid artery was accidentally nicked, leading to severe complications. It was discovered a couple of days after Liam returned ho

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