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– Doctors were sure that Alana Long will die in the womb or immediately after birth – But her mom decided to give her daughter a chance to survive – The girl was born with her brain growing outside the skull Alana Long, now 11 months old, was born with a a rare birth defect called encephalocele that causes parts of her brain grow outside the skull. The girl doesn’t cry, cannot express herself and most likely doesn’t feel pain. Alana Long, 11 months was born with a huge purple growth the size of her own head due to a rare birth defect Actually, the girl was not supposed to survive a day, the doctors expected her to die in her mother’s womb or immediately after birth. But her mother refused to give up and Alana was born weighing a healthy 3kg 900g in Accrington, Lancashire, England, UK. Her mother Catherine Long, 38, said: “If you look at her now she is like any normal little girl. We found at about the encephalocele at 20 weeks and it was upsetting at first. ...