A two year old boy's family have said that their son will never walk because of a surgery delay.
Noah Doyle was born with scoliosis meaning that he suffers from a curve in his spine. He was also born with other health related issues.
The two year old is currently on a waiting list for an MRI scan at Crumlin Children's Hospital in Dublin. After that, he will be put on another waiting list for surgery.
Noah's parents have said that they want their son to have "as much happiness and as pain free an existence as he can have."
Speaking to
Newstalk today, Noah's dad Adam Doyle said that his son's episodes due to his scoliosis are causing him intense pain.
"It is as if somebody has stuck a knife into him; that is the only way I can describe it."
Adam also said that the family can only hope that Noah will be able to sit up if he gets the surgery.
"We've accepted a long time ago that he is not normal as such, as in he'll never go to a normal school, he'll never fall in love, have kids, have his own family (...) You know, a life that we can build for him, that he's happy and that's all that's important, and now suddenly that's gone."
