"A baby boy who has been in hospital for the majority of his life is preparing to spend his first Christmas at home after finally being discharged. Bertie Melly weighed just 1lb 10oz when he was born prematurely at 24 weeks in May 2024. He has undergone five operations in his short life after being diagnosed with a potentially life-threatening illness affecting his intestines."
"Mr Melly, 37, told the Press Association that Bertie is the happiest child you will ever meet. He said: Considering everything he's been through if you see his hands, his hands are covered in scars from the amount of cannulas he's had, he's got gaping scars all over his his abdomen and he wakes up beaming, goes to bed, beaming. He's a remarkable little human being."
A baby boy born prematurely at 24 weeks in May 2024 weighed 1lb 10oz and spent more than 500 days in hospital. He underwent five operations for necrotising enterocolitis, a serious intestinal condition that causes tissue to become inflamed and die, with first bowel surgery at 10 days old. He spent six months in neonatal intensive care before transfer to Evelina London Children's Hospital. Parents, Phoebe and Callum Melly, stayed nearby and describe him as resilient; the family from Bromley will spend Christmas at home together after discharge.
Read at www.standard.co.uk
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