AN AMERICAN toddler who touched hearts across the country after he was born without a nose has died.
Eli Thompson passed away on Saturday night at Springhill Medical Center in Mobile, Alabama – just three months after celebrating his second birthday on March 4.
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Eli Thompson died at just two years old, his dad (pictured) confirmedCredit: Facebook
He was born without any nasal passages or sinus cavities – an extremely rare condition known as congenital arhinia – which only affects one in 197 million births.
The tot, who had faced many health complications, also had to undergo a tracheotomy at only five days old.
His devastated dad, Jeremy Finch, said Eli was a “very, very bright and happy, always smiling and giving everybody fist bumps”.
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The toddler was born without a nose and did not have any nasal passages or sinus cavitiesCredit: Facebook
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Ellie pictured fist bumping with his father and stepmum Anamarie FinchCredit: Facebook
He told Al.com: “He touched a lot of people’s lives. A lot of people cared about him.”
Jeremy revealed his son was able to communicate through sign language and his favourite sign was “cookie”
He added: “The first thing he did every morning was to ask for a cookie, and he recently received the “Cookie Monster Award” from his daycare.”