TODDLER Buka Colbert will have surgery next week to remove a cyst on his eyelid.
Buka 2, from Wedderburn was born with the cyst and his family had been told there would be a two-year wait for surgery.
But grandfather Stephen said a phone call from Bendigo Health on Monday saw Buka’s surgery confirmed for June 27.
“This is wonderful news and we are all so pleased,” he said.
Bendigo Health told the Loddon Herald earlier this month it had paused paediatric surgery due to unavailability of specialised staff late last year.
A new agreement with Royal Children’s Hospital for paediatric surgery in Bendigo meant operations would resume from June 6, said Bendigo Health.
“The call has made our day,” Stephen said.