Swimming olympian Neil Agius took to social media over the weekend to share the impressive feats being carried out by the young Jake Vella.
‘Jake has every excuse (all valid) under the sun to stay in bed all day. It’s justified given his condition. Instead I find him swimming this morning with an oxygen tank. Yes, an oxygen tank.’
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Jake, a sports ambassador from Malta, suffers from ROHHAD, a medical condition which keeps him overweight despite all attempts by him to exercise and trim down.
However, Jake never let this stop him, with this video showing his father Josie walking beside him to keep the tank within the tubes’ reach.
‘This is straight up legendary status’, Neil said, describing Josie as an inspiration to us all.’
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