Gabriel Sebastian has spent the entire 17 months of his life in hospital.
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.
“We were told his bones weren’t really there, his spine barely developed, his tiny arms and legs too short. And there was a 50 per cent chance that he would be stillborn. “X-rays, endless tests, an MRI for his head and spine – every day a new worry. His chest was too small, his ribs underdeveloped, his lungs battled for every breath. The ventilator kept him alive but took his voice – he couldn’t even cry."
Parents Teena and Sebstian Paul, 32, were joined by Hibs captain Joe Newell on Sunday, November 25, as Gabriel got to press the big button and illuminate the hospital grounds, including a 20ft Christmas tree. Teena paid a heartfelt thanks to the hospital charity who allow Gabriel to “play, laugh and have moments of happiness."
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