An 18-year-old boy can die at any time if he falls asleep
When he was born, the doctors were reserved about the boy’s chances of survival and gave him a maximum of 6 weeks to live. Instead, 18 years have passed since then. The boy’s parents use drastic measures to keep the child alive for as long as possible.
Liam is an 18-year-old man from Great Britain who suffers from an extremely rare disease. He defied death since he was a baby when doctors gave him another 6 weeks to live. The biggest problem with this condition is that when he sleeps, his body stops breathing.
The syndrome that Liam suffers from is called congenital central hypoventilation, which is an extremely rare disease that still affects about 1,500 people worldwide.
During the pregnancy, Liam’s parents did not suspect anything about the boy’s health, and the doctors told him that he was perfectly healthy.
No one expected what would happen next when he was born. When she was born and the doctors saw what she was facing, they told the parents that the baby would survive a maximum of six weeks. Instead, the child’s parents did not let themselves be beaten and did everything they could to keep Liam alive.
It seems that they have succeeded in this miracle, and currently Liam’s situation is somewhat constant.
The 18-year-old boy uses a device when he sleeps.
Because his body forgets to breathe during sleep, Liam’s life depends on a fan to be able to breathe and keep him alive. Liam’s parents also hired a supervisor to take care of the boy and the tools that help him breathe during sleep in case something goes wrong.
Liam also uses an electric bed. Although his cognitive abilities are much lower than those of a normal young man, Liam has managed to develop almost perfectly as a normal child. The boy’s passions are Lego and computer games.
No one knows how his learning skills will change in the future because of the problems he has, nor can anyone say exactly how much he will have to live from now on.