Noah Wall was born with spina bifida and a severe hydrocephalus that affected 98 percent of your brain tissue. Doctors told his parents that he would not survive, but this little Briton has challenged science.
Today is four years old, has learned to read and write and his brain has developed until it reaches 80 percent of its capacity. And although his spina bifida has resulted in a downward chest paralysis, Noah is a happy child, who goes to school, plays and has fun like all children his age.
They diagnosed their disease in the third month of pregnancy
In the third month of pregnancy, doctors told Noah's parents that their baby came with spina bifida, a defect in the neural tube that can affect the brain, spine, or spinal cord.
In your specific case, spina bifida had caused severe hydrocephalus that he had "killed" 98 percent of his brain, so doctors did not predict his future outside the womb and warned his parents that if he could survive, he would do so with a severe physical and mental disability.
When little Noah was born, the forecasts made through ultrasound were confirmed and it was seen that cerebrospinal fluid had prevented the brain from developing in its entirety, being reduced to a thin layer that only occupied two percent.
However, and against all odds, the baby was serving weeks of life and doctors decided to operate to close the open wound on his back caused by spina bifida and to drain excess fluid from his brain.
"I spent the pregnancy planning my son's funeral"- says Shelly, 44, to The Telegraph newspaper. But once again, Noah was willing to continue fighting and although he developed more slowly than other babies his age, he began to react to stimuli, to smile, to babble and with two years he sat completely upright, sang and played like other children.
With three years, a new brain scanner revealed that the free space that had remained after extracting the cerebrospinal fluid had allowed the brain expand and grow up to 80 percent of its normal capacity.
His parents and his sister, their great support
His parents and his sister, 23, have never ceased their efforts to stimulate Noah's brain and thanks to them, the child is learning to read and write and goes to school with other children his age.
His mother gave up taking him to a special school because, in his words, "he did not want to miss the everyday experiences that are lived in any daycare." However, they have decided to take him only once a week and look for a small school with small classes, since the little one feels uncomfortable with excessive noise.
"Noah is excited and prepares his bag every day with his books, his lunch and his colored pencils. He even has a sports kit because he wants to play soccer one day" - explains his mother, proud.
And is that despite motor disability which has caused spina bifida, his parents are determined that his son will walk one day.
"He will tell us how far he wants to go and what he wants to do with his life" - comments his family.
His parents created in 2015 the blog Hugs for Noah, and a Facebook and Twitter account where they announce the story of overcoming Noah, help raise awareness and proudly show all their progress.
Because little Noah, is not only a child born with 2% of the brain who managed to challenge doctors, but is a great example of overcoming and fighting worthy of admirationPhotos Facebook Noah Wall Model
Via The Telegraph, ABC
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