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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Amy Walters & Graeme Murray

Woman has to put tube into her neck just so she can breathe due to rare condition

A woman with a rare illness has shared how she has to put a tube in her neck so she can breathe.

Alii Robinson was born with a rare birth defect known as Pierre Robin Syndrome, which results in an underdeveloped jaw and an obstructed airway.

At only five weeks old, she underwent surgery to have a tracheostomy placed, a breathing tube which is fitted through an opening in the trachea.

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