Heartbreak as 'little fighter' Miles dies after battling organ failure

MILES MASON DIED AGED LESS THAN TWO MONTHS LAST SATURDAY

- By SAM VOLPE

THE parents of a Blyth baby boy who lived just six weeks have spoken of their heartbreak and their love for him. Little Miles Mason was born early - but all seemed well until, at about a week old, he began to struggle at home.

He was taken to hospital at Newcastle’s RVI but his health continued to deteriorate and his kidneys were failing. He was given dialysis but in the end a specialist infant dialysis machine only available in Newcastle was the only thing keeping him alive.

Heartbreakingly, he died in his mother’s arms last Saturday, just weeks old. Mum Laura Priestner said he had been their “little fighter to the end”. She told The Chronicle: “Things just got worse for Miles unfortunately. We knew we had made a decision when we thought there was nothing they could do for him - and we both said we would never give up on him, but we knew he might get to a point where it was such a struggle for him.

Laura said Miles’ temperament and fighting spirit had been incredible - and added: “It was the hardest decision of our lives, but the right one. He lived up the name he had always been given - he was a little fighter to the end.”