BiographyLleyton was born on the 17th December what we fort was a healthy baby until he had to go back to hospital on the 18th December due to jaundice he had to go through loads of test to find out what was up with him as the jaundice went away but he had a enlarged liver and spleen, he had to have a skin biopsy at 2 months old they grew this for 3 months and that's when he got the diagnosis of Niemann- Pick type C and the doctor said he might not see his 3rd birthday by he has, he turned 7 in December and has a few signs of declined he can no longer talk he cant read or write dress or feed himself with a knife and folk and has started to cataplexy this is were when he laughs at his favourite films he goes like a rag doll and falls to the floor and can get up until he has stopped laughing, he will eventually need a feeding tub and wont be able to walk as this disease takes over him.
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