Baby whose tongue was so big he couldn't talk and choked nearly 100 times a day says 'Mama' for the first time after surgery

Rory Godfrey, from Pewaukee, Wisconsin, was born with Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome that affects one in 15,000 children worldwide. His parents Holly and Ben were terrified when they heard him choking while eating and stop breathing at night. 


Each week his tongue grew bigger, up to the point where it was twice the size of his mouth and could easily touch his nose without any straining.Two months ago he went for reduction surgery to slice off part of his tongue before stitching it back together again. Rory, now 14 months, has recovered and much to his mother's delight has said 'mama' for the first time.