"I was born with a rare condition and now permanently live with a metal tube in my throat"

A woman born with a rare condition has to live with a metal tube in her throat to help her breath.

Alii Robinson was born with an extremely rare condition which meant that her lower jaw and upper airway couldn't form properly.

Due to the severity, doctors had to perform an emergency tracheostomy operation weeks after she was born.

A tube and a metal tube were inserted into Alii's throat to help her breath normally at just five weeks.