A baby boy switched on the Christmas lights at a hospital he’s called home since birth. Gabriel Sebastian has never been to his family home and has spent the entire 17 months of his life at Edinburgh’s Royal Hospital for Children and Young People.
The tiny tot was given just a 50 per cent chance of surviving the birth after being diagnosed with Spondyloepimetaphyseal dysplasia whilst in the womb.
The one-in-a-million condition has impacted the development of his bones and caused Gabriel to be born with issues in his spine, ribs, arms and legs.Doctors are unsure if Gabriel will ever be able to breathe on his own.
Mum Teena Thomas said: “At our five-month scan, the image of our baby boy flickered onto the screen. And everyone stopped talking...