Man set for world's first head transplant cancels surgery after falling in love
A man who volunteered for the world's first head transplant has cancelled the landmark surgery because he has a new girlfriend and "miracle" baby son.
Disabled Valery Spiridonov, 33, was ready to have his neck severed by Professor Sergio Canavero - dubbed 'Dr Frankenstein' - and his head reattached to a new, healthy body.
But he has changed his mind after starting a family with new love Anastasia Panfilova.
Professor Canavero is now working in China where he has received funding for his research while Mr Spiridonov, who became world famous for his readiness to be decapitated for science, has found his own extraordinary new life.
The computer expert worked for two years with Dr Canavero but now accepts the doctor's first attempts at the futuristic surgery will be on Chinese volunteers rather than him.
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A man who volunteered for the world's first head transplant has cancelled the landmark surgery because he has a new girlfriend and "miracle" baby son.
Disabled Valery Spiridonov, 33, was ready to have his neck severed by Professor Sergio Canavero - dubbed 'Dr Frankenstein' - and his head reattached to a new, healthy body.
But he has changed his mind after starting a family with new love Anastasia Panfilova.
Professor Canavero is now working in China where he has received funding for his research while Mr Spiridonov, who became world famous for his readiness to be decapitated for science, has found his own extraordinary new life.
The computer expert worked for two years with Dr Canavero but now accepts the doctor's first attempts at the futuristic surgery will be on Chinese volunteers rather than him.
Full story at site
