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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
National
Patrick Edrich

Family got to share 'precious moments' with 'miracle baby' who died aged two

A family got to share "the most precious moments" with a little boy who died years after being born weighing just one pound.

Jacob Morris was nicknamed "the miracle baby" in the ECHO after he was born three months premature. At the time doctors told mum Chelsea Murphy and dad Jack Morris that Jacob had 0% chance of surviving.

But Jacob, described as "determined and loving", got stronger and stronger and started nursery after overcoming the odds. Sadly Jacob passed away in January 2020 from adenovirus - a battle his premature lungs couldn't win.

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