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« Doctors said Callum would be blind and never walk or talk...

now he loves playing football with his friends on the local team . By SAM WEBB PUBLISHED: 01:23 GMT, 25 September 2013 The parents of a boy who was born weighing less than a bag of sugar and were told by doctors that their son would suffer from severe disabilities have spoken of their joy at the incredible progress he has made. Callum Kerr, now seven, weighed just 3lb 10oz when he was born and was lucky to survive after he stopped breathing several times. Mother and father Carol and Stuart, from Chapelton, South Lanarkshire, were told that parts of his brain and had not developed as normal in the womb and he would face a life of blindness and doubted whether he would be able to walk and talk. Now, the happy youngster is able to play football after defying medical experts' expectations. Although it was a year before he was able to eat solid foods, the 'wee star' started walking at two and has made 'amazing' progress, according to his proud parents. He attends mainstream school, and every weekend the St Mirren fan enjoys playing for his local team, Strathaven Dynamos.

He does not even need glasses to see. Carol, 36, said: 'Callum wasn't given much hope.

It was all doom and gloom.

They said he'd never walk or talk. 'They told us when he was about seven weeks old that they thought he was completely blind. 'I just though: "I can't believe I'll never walk into a room and see his face light up when he sees me". 'We are so proud.

when I see him running around I get a lump in my throat.' His remarkbale progress was largely down to specialist care from Yorkhill Children's Charity, which provides paediatric, obstetric and neonatal healthcare for children. Earlier this month MailOnline reported the heart-warming story of Finley Devonshire, who was born at 24 weeks, and was given just a 10 per cent chance of survival. He is now five months old and has finally been allowed to go home.. »