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Amy Walters & Chiara Fiorillo

Mum hails tiny tot as 'real-life superhero' after being born with organs outside his body

A mum whose son was born with organs outside his body says he is fighting for his life after doctors described him as a "ticking time bomb".

Jade Earaker and her partner, Rhys Bradford, were left "heartbroken" after their little boy, Zachary, was diagnosed with gastroschisis, a life-changing birth defect, at Wishaw General Hospital in June 2021.

Now, after undergoing multiple surgeries, the boy was recently diagnosed with intestinal and liver failure - and will need a double transplant.

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