"Doctors said I would only live for 2 months and would never speak. Now I'm 15 years old and can't stop speaking"

“Doctors said I would only live for 2 months and would never speak. Now I’m 15 years old and can’t stop speaking”

Published on

16 February 2026

Back in 2011 Chantal and Johan were told that their newborn wouldn’t live longer than 2 months. This weekend that same child celebrated his 15th birthday with family. He was our special guest this morning and we got to share a special moment with him – one of his dreams was to be on radio.

Phil de Lange

Phil de Lange is the producer of the Ryan O'Connor Breakfast show and has been with Smile 90.4FM since it's inception in 2013. Through his work on the breakfast show he has won two national radio awards. He has been in broadcasting for 15 years and has honed his talent at 6 different radio stations. Outside of radio he is also a podcast producer and award winning stand-up comedian.

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