This is the heartwarming moment Ríogán Peoples' parents heard his cry for the first time in one year, since being fitted with a tracheostomy.
The West Belfast tot was diagnosed with bilateral vocal cord paralysis at just four days old, meaning his vocal cords do not move enough to allow air through his airways. Ríogán was fitted with the tracheostomy to give him a safer and more effective airway.
A tracheostomy is an opening created at the front of the neck so a tube can be inserted into the windpipe to help you breathe. And from the moment of insertion, Ríogán has not has not made any sound when crying making the moment he was trialled with a speaking valve so special.
