Beautiful Eli Thompson was born on March 4th in an Alabama hospital- without a nose. Immediately he was born, Eli began breathing through his mouth. Eli's mother, Brandi McGlathery, said she knew immediately her child was born that something wasn't right.
"I pulled back and said, 'Something's wrong! And the doctor said, 'No, he's perfectly fine.' Then I shouted, 'He doesn't have a nose!'" She told Al.com
Now, she says he's perfect the way he is. According to her, Eli was born with a rare condition known as complete congenital arhinia. The condition affects fewer than 40 other people around the world, according to the University of South Alabama Children's & Women's Hospital ...


According to what his mother said, Eli will have to grow past puberty before his nasal passageways could be rebuilt surgically. Until then, she said, she wants to spare him any unnecessary facial surgeries. "We think he's perfect the way he is," she said. "Until the day he wants to have a nose, we don't want to touch him. We have to take it day by day."

Wey am?

So he won't be able to shut his mouth for long? I think its better d mother allows dem perform d surgery on him now instead of waiting till after puberty.

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So they want him to grow till he's in his teens to decide if he wants a nose or not. Till then he is to breathe through his mouth. These white people sha.

I think they have to put that baby down. Where were all the scans the parents took?

Won't eating cause breathing to be difficult for him?
I think the parents should have the surgery done now.
That child can be saved the unnecessary bullying and trauma he will face until he gets to puberty.

Godmother:
Won't eating cause breathing to be difficult for him?
I think the parents should have the surgery done now.
That child can be saved the unnecessary bullying and trauma he will face until he gets to puberty.

qbd2:
So he won't be able to shut his mouth for long? I think its better d mother allows dem perform d surgery on him now instead of waiting till after puberty.

He may be a bit delicate for such surgery at this stage. Note, there only 40 known cases so the doctors may not want to risk performing such surgery on an infant. But waiting till he hits puberty is too long.

dominique:




He may be a bit delicate for such surgery at this stage. Note, there only 40 known cases so the doctors may not want to risk performing such surgery on an infant. But waiting till he hits puberty is too long.

You can say that again!

Alabama? Makes sense, the defect was like the result of inbreeding

But who really nose

dovelike:
I think they have to put that baby down. Where were all the scans the parents took?

jesus!

just for a flat nose??

u harsh oo

bebe2:


jesus!

just for a flat nose??

u harsh oo

No. I thought he didn't have any other means of breathing. So instead of allowing him to suffer....you know. But it's still a sin. They should have detected this at an early stage before birth.