Ursula Fuller’s son Tommy was born in December and due to a number of health conditions, he has spent a third of his young life in hospital. Speaking to the Newtownabbey Times, Ursula said: “Tommy was born on December 6 and everything was fine during the pregancy and labour. He was born at full-term and we had no idea there were going to be any health issues.
Advertisement Advertisement Did you know with an ad-lite subscription to NorthernIrelandWorld, you get 70% fewer ads while viewing the news that matters to you. "He was a little jaundice, but this went away. At home he wouldn’t sleep and was crying a lot and vomiting.
His breathing was also strange. "When he was seven-weeks-old I took him to the doctor and they listened to his heart and said that there was an irregular beat. They also weren’t happy with his colour as he was grey.
"He was sent to the Royal Hospital for Sick Children and ended up being in for over a month. "Following tests they have found that Tommy has bent airwaves which he requires oxygen for. He is fed through a drip feed tube through his nose called an NG.
He has a leaky heart valve and a hole in his heart and he also has two lung abnormalities. When he feeds on milk, the milk goes into his lungs. He has been treated for pneumonia and his stomach is the wrong way round, so doesn't digest food properly.
He has feeding difficulties due to the breathing. Advertisement Advertisement "He was in hosptial for another six weeks from the end of April a.
