article_snippet.sent: suspected Billy had Apert syndrome, a genetic abnormality where the bone plates in the skull fuse too early in the womb so the skull is unable to grow normally.
article_snippet.sent: Specialists feared Billy's nose was totally blocked with misformed and premature fused bone, blocking Billy airway.
article_snippet.sent: But miraculously, Billy held  on, and in the morning Billy was transferred to a specialist children’s hospital where Billy had thin, metal tubes called stents inserted into Billy's nose to help Billy breathe.
article_snippet.sent: Billy remained in a critical condition, surrounded by tubes and machines.
article_snippet.sent: She noticed that Billy left eyelid had been pulled behind Billy eyeball, causing Billy eye to pop out.
article_snippet.sent: After rushing to a doctor, Billy ended up having Billy lid sewn shut for a week.
article_snippet.sent: Billy's eye orbits were so shallow, especially the left, that Billy regularly popped out of his eye socket.
article_snippet.sent: Doctors advised Billy have Billy eyelid sewn together after Billy developed a corneal ulcer.
article_snippet.sent: Billy now needs 24-hour care, which has put a strain on family life.
article_snippet.sent: Billy fingers were also fused together leaving Billy struggling to clasp things properly.
article_snippet.sent: and so Billy struggled to clasp things properly.
article_snippet.sent: Billy condition also left Billy with a distorted face and Billy eyes were becoming more and more exposed due to shallow eye sockets and breathing was a struggle.