Dr Michael Mosley knew 'fragility of life' after he and wife's devastation revealed

Published: Jun 14, 2024 Duration: 00:03:22 Category: People & Blogs

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Dr Michael Mosley knew fragility of life after sharing he and wife's heartache Michael Mosley BBC pays tribute to TV doctor in documentary Dr Michael Mosley was overcome with emotion in a video clip featuring him caring for premature babies as he was gripped by the fragility of life talking in a new BBC show the doctor who changed Britain recapped his most memorable moments as a TV medic where he revealed K his eldest son Alex had been born prematurely looking at a 23-week old newborn called Harrison in his program called countdown to life he admitted that the sight of the tiny defenseless baby took him back to his own memories you just feel so much emotion looking at a baby that is this small and this young and this vulnerable he exclaimed sadly he really shouldn't be here he should be inside his mom he then know narrated often born without fingernails and with an eyelid sealed shut these premature babies are fighting for their lives Michael added with concern that vital changes which should have taken place inside the womb had not yet happened for Harrison and that he feared for his future as he opened up about his own experience of welcoming a premature baby with his wife Dr Clare Bailey we were worried about my son Alex but he was early but not as early as this boy he mued used I'm not sure what he can see or how much sense he can make of the world because the neurons in his brain are not fully formed and senses are not fully developed Michael who shares four children with his wife said his eldest son was fortunate enough to reach full health but it was the first time he'd seen such a small boy who ought to have had months more growing time in utro the BBC shows narrator explained as much as Michael relished life he never forgot about its fragility that was a phrase echoed by TV producer Professor Alice Roberts on Twitter last week when she spoke on his death the fragility of life is so shocking she mused before adding I've known Michael Mosley for many years as a TV producer specializing in science and medicine he was the executive producer of my 2009 series human Journey when he started presenting as well as producing we made several science programs together and we met up at hay Festival just two weeks ago I can't believe has gone Michael made some sacrifices in pursuit of medical breakthroughs over the years and even consumed his own blood at the dinner table also while many would have been terrified at the prospect of ingesting tapeworms Michael merely said he was mildly apprehensive l later a camera was inserted into his stomach to chart the growth and development of the worms as he turned his own body into a living laboratory Dr Michael mostly died earlier this month aged just 67 after suffering heat exhaustion on a trip to the Greek island of simei and the one show star was mourned by all who'd known and loved him

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