8 Apr 2013 10:56
Esmay Carter's parents are raising cash so she can make a trans-Atlantic trip to the States for pioneering stem cell therapy
A baby who was born nine weeks prematurely and weighing about the same size as a small bag of sugar has defied medics.
Baby Esmay Carter is lucky to be alive after arriving into the world weighing just over 3lb.
Mum Sarah Hall was given the devastating news that the youngster was likely to have severe brain damage and could die following complications surrounding her birth.
Yet the eight-week-old has shown she is made of strong stuff and is now recovering at home with her family in Throckley, Newcastle.
However, she is likely to have a tough future ahead of her as it is not known if she will ever be able to walk, talk or see.
Now her parents are raising cash so she can make a trans-Atlantic trip to the States for pioneering stem cell therapy.
Sarah, 28, a shop assistant, said: I knew something was wrong when I went into labour early and I was really scared.
Doctors warned me that Esmay could be stillborn and I was to prepare myself for the worst. I thought, I cant lose her.
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