THIS tiny baby battled back from the brink of death and is living proof that every penny donated to The Press’s Guardian Angels Appeal was worth it.

Before the new high-dependency children’s unit at York Hospital was opened, Max Toomey would have faced a distressing transfer to another hospital in a city like Leeds or Sheffield.

But when he fell ill with acute bronchiolitis two weeks ago, Max was able to receive all the treatment he needed in York – thanks to the new CPAP breathing machine bought with funds from the Guardian Angels appeal.

The 16-week-old baby, who arrived home from hospital yesterday, was the first patient on York Hospital’s children’s ward to benefit from this life-saving piece of equipment.

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