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Sick Kids patient a "3 N had 31 surgeries ; c she said. Mr. Harper had nothing but compliments for her. “O’Brien played a good game. Impressive goaltenâ€" ding," he said. The air hockey table replaces a wom-out one in Marnie’s Lounge, which is an entertainment area with video and board games as well as computers and movies. “Playing hockey in any form â€" ice, ball and table - is a Canadian tradition and a great way for kids to con- nect with each other," Mr. Harper said. Kaitlyn, who suffers from VAC FERL, has been a patient at Sick Kids her entire life. She’s had 31 surgerâ€" res. “With all my medical issues, it’s hard to stay on top of things (at school) but I manage to do it somehow,” she said. VACI'ERL is a non-random association of birth defects. Each letter stands for one or more malforma- tions. People with VACFERL have normal intelligence, but may have delayed growth and development in their early years. V - vertebral anomalies A - anal atresia, the anus does not open to the out- side of the body (I â€" cardiac defect 'l‘ - tracheoesophageal fistula â€" abnormal connecâ€" tion between the windpipe and esophagus, which is the food tube to the stomach E - esophageal atresia - esophagus does not con- nect to the stomach R - renal defects L - limb abnormalities Prime Minister Stephen Harper plays a quick game of air hockey with Kaitlyn O’Brien, 14, of Stouffville Saturday. They are play- ing on a table Mr. Harper donated to the patients at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. TORSTAR NEWS SERVICE PHOTO