River Stephen Camile Mbunzama was born with Tracheobronchomalacia – a rare condition where the windpipe tissue is unusually soft and weak - and has spent much of his young life in hospital. Get the latest Renfrewshire stories sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter We have more newsletters Get the latest Renfrewshire stories sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter We have more newsletters A delighted couple are celebrating having their baby boy home for his first birthday after he spent 320 days in hospital battling a rare condition. Little River Stephen Camile Mbunzama was born with Tracheobronchomalacia (TBM) – a rare condition where the windpipe tissue is unusually soft and weak.
He also has an atrial septal defect in his heart and two small heart holes, as well as a Laryngeal cleft. River was born in the Royal Alexandra Hospital (RAH), in Paisley on August 26 last year. Mum Roseann Singleton, from Helensburgh , said everything seemed fine.
But in the early hours of the following day, he showed challenges with breathing and feeding and was transferred to the Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow . Since then, River has spent 11 months in the hospital, including multiple months in the neonatal intensive care unit and paediatric intensive care unit, and undergone more than 20 major procedures. For parents Roseann and Rudy, the past year has felt like one step forward and ten steps back.
Speaking about the last year, mum Roseann said: "I remem.