Charlie Gard's 'miracle' baby brother! Mother of tragic Charlie feels a 'surge of pure love' as she holds her newborn son following a successful caesarean

  • Unnamed baby boy was born on Wednesday, a day after the fourth anniversary of tragic Charlie's birth 
  • Baby Charlie died in 2017, shortly before his first birthday, of a rare disorder which sapps energy from organs 
  • Connie Yates and proud father Chris Gard wept with joy, saying their newborn was a ‘spitting image’ of Charlie
  • This was the moment of pure joy the mother of tragic Charlie Gard could scarcely believe
  • This was the moment of pure joy the mother of tragic Charlie Gard could scarcely believe.
    She locked her eyes on Charlie’s ‘miracle’ baby brother for the first time as, following a successful caesarean, he was handed to her wrapped in a towel.
    Connie Yates said she ‘felt a surge of pure love’ as the newborn snuggled in her arms.
    She and proud father Chris Gard wept with joy as they said he was the ‘spitting image’ of Charlie. 
    Connie Yates shared a precious moment with her newborn baby boy, just over three years  since tragic Charlie died from mitochondrial depletion syndrome
    Connie Yates shared a precious moment with her newborn baby boy, just over three years  since tragic Charlie died from mitochondrial depletion syndrome
    He arrived on Wednesday night – only a day after the fourth anniversary of the birth of Charlie, who died of a rare genetic condition three years ago, shortly before his first birthday.
    Last night Mr Gard said: ‘We are extremely tired but do not want to sleep as we just want to look at him the whole time. He’s absolutely gorgeous and has passed every medical examination he’s been given.’
    Miss Yates has been crying with happiness since their second child, not yet named, was born weighing 8lb 6oz. 
    Yesterday Mr Gard, 36, told the Daily Mail: ‘The world feels a whole lot more beautiful this morning. 
    'We’ve had about an hour’s sleep between us, but we just can’t stop looking at him. Connie was amazing, as always.’
  • Care worker Miss Yates, 34, of Bedfont, south-west London, said: ‘He looks so similar to Charlie at the same age – it’s quite uncanny. 
    'It’s scary looking back at photos of Charlie and looking at our new baby... spitting image.’
    Charlie was born on August 4, 2016. He battled a rare genetic condition while his parents fought the medical system in the courts for permission to take him to the US for pioneering treatment. 
    They were blocked by hospital chiefs but their cause attracted support from millions around the world, including the Pope and President Donald Trump.
    The courts stood in their way and on July 28, 2017, Charlie succumbed to mitochondrial depletion syndrome, which saps energy from the organs. 
    Charlie (pictured) was born in 2016. Despite desperate lobbying from his parents, he died from mitochondrial depletion syndrome in July 2017, just shy of his first birthday
    Charlie (pictured) was born in 2016. Despite desperate lobbying from his parents, he died from mitochondrial depletion syndrome in July 2017, just shy of his first birthday
    Throughout the hearings at the High Court, Appeal Court and Supreme Court, Charlie’s father clutched his son’s favourite soft toy, a cuddly monkey.
    Yesterday they placed a baby version of the monkey next to their new son in a poignant reminder of his older sibling. 
    Baby Gard stood a one-in-four chance of being born with the same devastating illness as Charlie. But he was tested in the womb and declared free of the syndrome. More tests followed after his birth at Queen Charlotte’s and Chelsea Hospital.
    So happy: Connie and Chris with their son. Mr Gard said: 'It was a truly magical and extremely emotional moment. Now we have genuine smiles on our faces.¿
    So happy: Connie and Chris with their son. Mr Gard said: 'It was a truly magical and extremely emotional moment. Now we have genuine smiles on our faces.’Mr Gard, a postman, said: ‘They have been amazing from start to finish. They knew the history and have done everything possible for us – and now, here we are, with the baby we have craved in our arms.
    ‘He is a perfectly healthy boy – we’ve now been told this on numerous occasions. It is just music to our ears, because we went through such hell last time.
    ‘It is one of life’s true miracles, watching your child being born, and this was no different for us. 
    'It was a truly magical and extremely emotional moment. Now we have genuine smiles on our faces.’
    The couple raised £1.3million to help Charlie, which they have now given to the Charlie Gard Foundation, which was set up to help other families in similar situations.

    Tragic case of Charlie Gard which saw the 11-month-old boy die after a lengthy court battle over treatment

    The high-profile and tragic case of Charlie Gard saw the 11-month-old boy die after a lengthy court battle over his treatment for a rare inherited disease.
    His parents Connie Yates and Chris Gard wanted to take him to the US for an experimental treatment and raised £1.3million in public donations to pay for it.
    But a High Court judge ruled the treatment was not in his best interests after doctors from Great Ormond Street Hospital warned there was no evidence it would succeed, and that Charlie had suffered severe brain damage.
    Charlie Gard died after a court battle over his treatment for a rare inherited disease
    Charlie Gard died after a court battle over his treatment for a rare inherited disease
    His genetic condition – infantile onset encephalomyopathy mitochondrial DNA depletion syndrome – sapped energy from his muscles and left him unable to move or breathe unaided.
    But Charlie's parents, from Bedfont in South West London, insisted he continued to respond to them.
    During Charlie’s short life, there were interventions by the Pope and US President Donald Trump, but eventually his life support was switched off and he succumbed to the rare condition. 
    During their court battle, Mr Gard poignantly brought one of his son's cuddly toys to each hearing. Charlie died last July, shortly before his first birthday.
    Miss Yates and Mr Gard later set up a foundation to use the donated money to help other youngsters with mitochondrial diseases or rare childhood illnesses.

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