A
miracle baby, who was born the size if a hand, has finally left
hospital – five months after he was born, Carlisle, England, UK.
The baby arrived 16 weeks
premature and weighed 620g needed round-the-clock care. The
boy named Lukas Richard Lee Barnett got an infection two weeks
after being delivered and had to spend five years in a special care baby unit. The
boy’s parents Sarah Barnett and dad Ryan Halbert were told their
newborn might not survive the night.
Recalling that crucial
moment mother Sarah said: “I stayed quite strong until
that point but when I heard that, it all hit home. We sat with him the whole
night waiting and watching him cry constantly in pain. It wasn’t like being a
parent. It was just watching and feeling helpless because we were scared
to touch him. When I first held him on my chest, I didn’t even know he was
there. He was the size of my hand!”
Despite all the odds the the brave boy survived and although he is
still a tiny 4kg his parents are happy to take him home to meet his
family. Now he has chronic lung disease and will need oxygen and
the support of a monitor for up to two years.
But the boy’s mother is ready to
fight all the difficulties and happy her baby boy is finally with her. She
said: “It’s really lucky that he survived. It’s a miracle. I’m
finally being a mum now and I’m getting to do everything for him. He’s a really
chilled out baby and he’s starting to find his voice. It’s really cute. I think
he’s happy not getting check-ups from doctors every minute.”
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