'He's Such a Happy Baby': Dad of Alfie Evans Says New Son Has 'Given Him Something to Wake up to'

Will Maule : Feb 25, 2019
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"...he does nothing but smile. I had a great connection with Alfie and I feel like I've got the same with Thomas. We're hanging in there, keeping sane, doing as well as we can. I wouldn't know where I was without baby Thomas." -Tom Evans

[Faithwire.com] The father of Alfie Evans has spoken of his delight at having another baby boy. Alfie was 23 months old when he died last April after suffering from rare degenerative brain condition that doctors deemed beyond medical help. (Image source: YouTube-This Morning/via Faithwire)

The legal battle over the youngster's medical care garnered international headlines and caught the attention of many leading figures, including Pope Francis. Indeed, despite dad Thomas Evans campaigning relentlessly to have his son released from care in the United Kingdom, the British courts ruled against this, arguing that it was in the best interest of Alfie to stay in a Liverpool hospital and to have his life support withdrawn.

Baby Thomas Evans is now six months old and has brought a new joy to the family, who still desperately miss their little Alfie.

"When we see Thomas pull a face he looks like Alfie, we feel that in a way we have them both with us," Thomas told the Sunday Mirror. "Thomas is Alfie's double—the resemblance is amazing"... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

Continue reading and watch a video interview with Tom here.