A two-year-old boy with a condition so rare that doctors have never seen it before has celebrated Christmas three months late after being too ill to mark the festive period . Milo Browne suffers from a condition that is so unique there is no diagnosis and he spent Christmas in the Great North Children 's Hospital at Newcastle 's Royal Victoria Infirmary fighting for his life . However , the family were determined to wait until Milo was home before they celebrated Christmas , meaning presents have remained unopened and the decorations have stayed up . Scroll down for video . Two-year-old Milo Browne , laughs as he finally welcomes Santa Claus to his home , three months late after being too ill to mark the festive period . Milo 's family including his parents Stephen and Laura and older siblings Mia and Felix , left their presents unopened until he was home to open them with them . But after finally being allowed to go home , the family from North Shields in North Tyneside have now celebrated by opening presents and even welcoming Santa Claus to their home , even thought it is March . Milo along with his siblings Mia , 7 and Felix , 3 unwrapped a whole host of presents yesterday including Frozen toys for Mia , cars and tractors for Felix and sensory toys for Milo . Milo 's father Stephen , 29 , said : ' I have had to give up my job to become a full time carer for Milo but it 's days like this that make it worthwhile . 'Santa made the day even more special and the kids were all in awe that he knew so much about them . 'Milo is home for now but we have to take him back to the hospital in six weeks time . Milo suffers from a condition that is so unique there is no diagnosis and he spent Christmas in the Great North Children 's Hospital at Newcastle 's Royal Victoria Infirmary fighting for his life . His father Stephen , left , has had to give up his job to become a full-time carer for his son who has problems including vision delay and severe development delay . 'It 's a constant waiting game and with no one knowing what it is that 's wrong with him it 's even harder to deal with . ' Doctors had previously only gave Milo a few hours to live after he fell ill last year . But the toddler was determined to prove them wrong and since then he has continued to baffle doctors across the country . His rare condition means he has vision delay and severe development delay . He also has to be fed directly through his stomach via a machine , his arms and legs are stiffer than normal and his co-ordination is poor . The two-year-old also suffers from central hypotonia which leaves him unable to hold his weight . Milo pictured in hospital in Newcastle over Christmas . The family have set up a website to raise funds for his treatment and equipment . But despite all this , his parents could n't be prouder of their youngest son . Mother Laura Davidson , 30 , said : 'Milo lights up every room . 'He is such a happy boy and is always smiling despite what he 's going through . ' The family have set up a website to raise funds for Milo 's treatment and equipment and have built a huge support network up of people inspired by their son . Mr Browne added : 'For a child that was expected to live only a few hours he has showed determination not to give up . 'We take everyday as a blessing . We are n't naïve , we know Milo will not always be here but we will make sure Milo will live on long after all of us are gone . '
Toddler Milo Browne 's condition is so rare that there is no diagnosis for it . He spent the festive period in hospital fighting for his life after falling ill. His family were determined to wait until he was well to have Christmas . Presents remained unopened and the Christmas tree has stayed up . He has finally been allowed home so the family can celebrate Christmas . They welcomed Newcastle and opened their presents three months late .