NI Mum Uses Pumpkin to Raise Awareness for Son's Rare Birth Defect

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A Northern Ireland mum shares the message of individuality this Halloween as she uses a pumpkin to raise awareness for her son's rare birth defect. Two-year-old Eli, who has Down Syndrome, was born with Long Gap Oesophageal Atresia and spent the first months of his life in the hospital.

A NI mum says she is sharing the message that "every pumpkin develops in their own way" this Halloween .

"Shortly after this I was told my baby would be born with a rare birth defect called Oesophageal Atresia where the food pipe doesn't connect front the baby's mouth to their stomach often called 'born unable to swallow'. "As different life is for him we are thankful for his oesophagostomy and G-tube as these saved his life, so we are very proud to make his pumpkins just like him.

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