AMAZING! Boy Born Without A Brain Defies Doctors To Celebrate 2nd Birthday

A mum who was told after giving birth that her baby had few minutes to live has seen her son turn two and utter the words “mummy”.

According to Mirror, when Emma Aaron gave birth to her son Aaron, she was told by doctors he had a very rare health condition called holoprosencephaly, which they said left him “incompatible with life”. Aaron was born with only a brain stem and not a full brain.

Doctors were so sure he would not survive that they told Emma to invite her close family members to the hospital to meet her son before he died.

Emma, from Airdrie, Lanarkshire, said: “When Aaron was first born, I was told there was no way he could survive.I was told he might live for three minutes, three hours or three days. The doctors told me if it had been any of his other organs which had failed to grow, they would have been able to do something but they couldn’t grow him another brain. But right from the very beginning, Aaron proved he is a real fighter.

The other day I was saying ‘Mummy’ to him. I was clapping my hands and he was giggling away. He looked at me, and said ‘Mummy’ back. I couldn’t believe it. I’d been told my son would only live for a few minutes, but now here he was saying ‘Mummy’ – something I never thought I would ever hear.”

Recounting how she gave birth, Emma stated she never knew she was pregnant and thought she had appendicitis when she was rushed to the hospital.

She said: “I didn’t know I was pregnant until I was in labour. With my older son, I had been in no doubt I was pregnant but with Aaron, I had only put on a little weight, I had no sickness or cravings and my periods hadn’t stopped. My mum and dad rushed me to Monklands hospital in the middle of the night, thinking I had appendicitis.

After I’d given birth I was foggy from all the pain medication. But I could still see that his head was very large. My stomach was knotted with anxiety, but all I could do was lie back and wait for some answers.

“I was absolutely heartbroken. He was hooked up to every machine and had a hat over his head so we couldn’t see the size of it. I just sat by his cot rubbing his little hand. I was in total shock. Everything had happened so fast – I didn’t even know I was pregnant , I’d given birth and been told my baby was going to die all in the same 24 hours.”

With little hope left for the boy to survive, hospital staff offered to organize a baptism for Aaron but within hours he got better and could breathe on his own. Eight weeks later he was allowed to go home and since then has been doing well.

Emma said: “Some days, we take one step forward and two steps back – but since he turned one, we have been taking more steps forward than back.”

I was playing with him in my front room. He was lying on his back on the carpet and I was leaning over him clapping my hands, and saying ‘Mummy’ to him over and over, really drawing out the sounds. He was giggling, and then he said ‘Mummy’. He had literally copied what I was saying. I just stared at him in shock, and then I just burst into tears. It was such an emotional moment.

When Jack, my three-year-old son, said ‘Mummy’ for the first time, it was amazing, but this was even more special to me. I couldn’t believe it. My mum was with me too, sitting in the lounge. She was so shocked, she could hardly speak. Since then he’s also said ‘hello’ a few times too. It really is remarkable.

We were told Aaron would always have the mental age of a newborn but we can see he is much more aware than that. He is surrounded by love and you can see he likes to be involved in everything that is going on. His big brother Jack adores him – and sings Twinkle Twinkle to him at night which makes him fall asleep. During the day, Aaron giggles away if Jack plays beside him and he giggles too if you clap his hands.”

Emma, who is separated from Aaron’s father, said: “We don’t know what the future holds but we know Aaron is a happy, contented boy.

The family are planning a special Christmas celebration this year.

Emma said: “We are planning a huge family get together, and Aaron will be so excited as he loves being with people. He loves opening presents. I’m getting him a Peppa Pig teddy as he loves watching the programme on TV.”