A premature baby who defied the odds after being given just one day to live has turned on the Christmas lights at the hospital where he spent nearly 300 days of his life. Little Hector Tully, aged one, was born premature at 23 weeks on November 12, 2021.
He weighed just 655 grams and had multiple medical complications including hydrocephalus due to a bleed on his brain, chronic lung disease, retinopathy, a feeding tube and centralised sleep apnoea. Parents Marie Clare and Angus Tully, both 41, were told to prepare to say goodbye to their son as he had a slim chance of survival due to his medical conditions.
But little Hector defied the odds to reach his first birthday. Mum Marie Clare said having him home for Christmas after spending last year in hospital is the greatest gift.
