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Liam suffers from the rare condition central hypoventilation, which stops the boy from drawing breath automatically. So, without his respirator, Liam might not wake up from some unplanned shut-eye.
When diagnosed, "... doctors told Liam's parents that the boy probably wouldn't make it past six weeks," MSNBC reports.
The miraculous boy who has already defied the odds was featured on "Today" this morning.
"You go from having a child who you believe to be normal when he is born to suddenly realizing that he has quite a catastrophic condition," his mom, Kim, tells the news show.
She says she must always keep an eye on Liam in case he begins to nod off. And, to take precaution, the family "has spent thousands of dollars on electric bills and on the emergency equipment that will keep the ventilator running in case of a power failure."
In addition to this condition, the 12-year-old also has battled cancer and a bowel disease -- medical problems typically not in tune with an otherwise cheerful and spirited boy. But even though Liam's life is at risk daily, he tries to live like every other kid, and is even starring in his school play, "Today" reports.
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4-08-2011 @ 8:26PM
Meredith said...Con artists like you are actually delusional enough to think that anyone reads your comments. Get a real life.
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4-08-2011 @ 5:50PM
Kay said...Mom, please consider a Nap Alarm that notifies him when he is noding off... people with insomnia use it, drivers/truckers use it, etc. It is a very inexpensive device, and there are several versions/models on the market (the first one has a 50% off promo going NOW):
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diyselfdefense (dot com) product/NZ-1
(sorry, posting the links was allowed!)
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4-08-2011 @ 6:21PM
mark said...I know what this kid is going through. Because I have chf the Drs. dont even help . But i remember this since I was 8. I cannot breath at nightime. it is a condition that nobody can understand but please believe it can happen to anybody at any time. Drs are practioners they do not understand the condition and look for any excuse.
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4-08-2011 @ 7:18PM
Nicholas Burns said...Please take this jerkoffs comments down
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4-08-2011 @ 7:18PM
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4-08-2011 @ 8:53PM
Monica said...I pray the young man is healed, either by God or by the knowledge God gives Physicians.
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4-10-2011 @ 10:38PM
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