The parents of a two-year-old Leeds boy have spoken of their heartbreak and struggles after he was left brain damaged and unable to speak after contracting Covid-19.
Elijah Kay-Haigh from Horsforth needs 24-hour oxygen support after he was left in a coma in 2021. The tot contracted coronavirus and his temperature reached 40.7C for several days.
A coma saved his life, but now the little boy has been left with damaged lungs, suffers seizures, and is unable to speak. He is fed through a tube, his muscles are too weak for him to sit upright for long periods of time and reflux causes him to vomit, risking him choking and breathing it into his lungs, potentially causing dangerous chest infections.
