“He can’t do it like other children his age, of course, but we can no longer describe what he does in any other way than by saying it’s running, jumping, and swimming.
“It’s different, only over a few meters or a very small height, but it’s an incredible achievement.”
The boy, who spent months in intensive care, has continued to gain cognitive endurance.
His family said although his memory skills were still very limited, they were functional and improving, so he was “acquiring a general knowledge at his own pace, which increasingly allows him to be included with other children”.