Arthur Morgan, who has spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), received the one-off US gene therapy, Zolgensma, last week.
His father Reece Morgan, who works as a self-employed plasterer, said:"When we found out that Arthur would get the treatment, and be the first patient, I just broke down.
But studies have found that a single Zolgensma treatment can help babies with the condition to sit, crawl and walk, and also prevented them from having to be put on a ventilator. Dr Elizabeth Wraige, consultant paediatric neurologist at Evelina London Children's Hospital, said:"This treatment will bring hope to families affected by SMA who have fought so courageously against it."
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