Boy born 119 days early celebrates 18th birthdaypublished at 09:15 Greenwich Mean Time 9 January 2018
Maryam Qaiser
BBC News
A family is celebrating a landmark birthday they thought they would never see.
Callum Farmer from Clifton was born at the QMC 18 years ago today, weighing just one pound and three ounces.
He was 119 days premature - more than four months - and doctors said his chances of survival were slim. Only about 5% of babies born that early are likely to survive.
His mum Louise said it was a "special and exciting moment" when Callum started school in 2005.
She said the first two years were "difficult" because Callum was poorly in hospital.
She added: "Just don't give up hope, it is quite a roller coaster but obviously Callum proves that miracles can happen and we are really, really lucky to have him."