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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
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Josie Adnitt & Adam Maidment

'I just want him home' - Mum's 'absolute hell' as baby son with rare condition still in hospital one year after birth

A mum says she is locked in battle with a hospital over her son who has barely been home since his birth.

One-year-old Rowan-George Woodruff was born with atresia, a rare condition in his throat where the oesophagus does not develop properly. As a result of the condition, he required a tracheotomy soon after his birth and needs constant monitoring.

Despite being allowed home for a brief stint at Christmas, little Rowan has spent most of his life at Manchester Children's Hospital where he receives two-to-one care at all times.

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