After being diagnosed with cystic fibrosis at just three weeks old, Kristopher Dale has grown up knowing that he has a potentially life-limiting condition.
But now the 10-year-old says he is looking forward to growing up and becoming a dad one day after a drug to treat his condition, Kaftrio, was approved for children.
Kristopher's mum Sarah Dale, from South Shields, said: "When I heard it had been approved I don't think I stopped crying all day.