article_snippet.sent: Eli had to undergo a tracheotomy at only five days old.
article_snippet.sent: Doctors hope to be able to drill nasal passages in Eli's skull which will allow Eli to breathe when Eli is older.
article_snippet.sent: Brandi wrote: 'Eli Thompson's will have to have a tracheoomy & a feeding bag inserted into Eli Thompson's stomach, which is also not what I expected. '
article_snippet.sent: Eli has a long road a head of Eli & we need all the support we can get.'
article_snippet.sent: Doctors hope to be able to drill nasal passages in Eli's skull when Eli's older which will allow Eli to breathe .
article_snippet.sent: After Eli was born, Eli was treated at the USA Children's and Women's Hospital in Mobile for three weeks.