A Belfast woman has spoken about how her granddaughter has been defying all odds in the run up to her first birthday.
Back in April, Belfast Live first covered the story of baby Ariah when grandmother Karolyn McNeice said the family were told to "prepare for the worst" as she initially wasn't breathing due to complications during her birth on September 18, 2021.
She was diagnosed with Neo-Natal Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy - a type of brain damage due to a lack of oxygen - as well as cerebral palsy, dystonia, epilepsy and other complex needs.
