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Where there is a will, there is a way; an old adage was proved by a US surgeon who walked nearly 10 kilometres through snow to perform a life-saving brain surgery.Dr Zenko Hrynkiw, the only brain surgeon at Trinity Medical Centre in Birmingham, was at a hospital when he was called at a different hospital for an unexpected, life-saving brain surgery.According to reports, Hrynkiw tried to make the drive, but a sudden snowstorm unfortunately produced a traffic nightmare. He was only able to drive for a few blocks before it became clear that he would not be able to make it behind the wheel.So, he walked about 10 kilometres to the hospital and then performed the surgery on a patient suffering from a traumatic brain injury.According to a nurse Steve Davis, Hyrnkiw called up and said: "I'm walking".On reaching, he spoke to the family of the patient and performed the surgery, Davis said.

"Without the surgery, the patient would have most likely died," hospital sources said.Despite a light dusting of snow in the south on Tuesday, many cities were dealing with bad road conditions and terrible traffic, with some abandoning their cars on the roads and taking refuge in nearby stores.