Reuben Foster has defied incredible odds, including surviving cardiac arrest at seven weeks old and undergoing open heart surgery three times.
A boy with a rare heart condition who has defied all odds to survive has been honoured with a special Young Heart Hero Award.
Now four, Reuben, from Paisley, is proud of his “zip” which he calls his heart surgery scar and is living his life to the limit.Mum Rebecca, 27, said: “To say we are proud of Reuben is the biggest understatement ever.“He is full of energy, like a normal heart-healthy child, I don’t know where he gets his strength from.”It was a milestone mum Rebecca and dad Jordan, 30, thought they might never see.
Too small for his first of three planned heart surgeries, at two days old he had other life-saving interventions, and at just over a month old Reuben had his first open-heart surgery.
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