Young Celtic fan who defied docs to start school dubbed Parkhead 'lucky charm' at first game
dailyrecord.co.ukA young Celtic fan who defied medics to start primary school has been dubbed the team's 'lucky charm' by football fans. Noah Connell, five, who has been diagnosed with Pierre Robin Sequence, got to watch his favourite team win 4-0 in the Glasgow derby at the weekend.
The tot was born with part of his spine missing, an underdeveloped jaw, cleft palate, small neck and floppy airway.Due to facial abnormalities caused by the syndrome, he suffers from problems with breathing, meaning he cannot swallow and even getting caught in the rain could kill him if water entered his mouth.
Noah was the first child in the UK to have a complex procedure where metal scaffolding was screwed into his face to help shift his jaw and let him breathe.
After starting primary school last month, Noah got to celebrate another milestone when he watched Celtic triumph over Rangers at home on Saturday.
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