Misael Caldogno Abreu is three times the size of other children his age due to a syndrome which means he is unable to stop eating.
米萨尔卡尔多尼奥阿布鲁由于患上了一种无法停止进食的综合征，体形是同龄儿童的三倍。
He is so heavy he often stops breathing while sleeping - leaving his terrified parents fearing that one day he may not wake up.
由于太重，他睡觉时经常会停止呼吸-他父母吓坏了，总担心有一天他会醒不过来。
Doting dad Manoel Abreu, 38, said: "Everything is hard for him - he is a baby carrying an adult’s weight.
38岁的父亲曼诺尔阿布鲁非常溺爱儿子，他说：“对他来说所有事情都非常艰难-他是个承载着成人体重的婴儿。”
"His heart must be suffocated and working under a lot of pressure. If he doesn’t get the treatment he requires there is a very good chance he will pass away."
“他的心脏一定被受压迫，承受很大压力。如果不能得到应有的治疗，他很可能会过世。”
Misael, from Espirito Santo, Brazil, was born a healthy 6lb 6oz, but immediately started piling on the pounds.
米萨尔来自巴西圣埃斯皮里图州，出生时非常健康，体重6磅6盎司，但随后开始迅速发胖。
Doctors believe he may be suffering from Prader-Willi syndrome, a rare genetic condition that leaves him with an insatiable appetite.
医生认为他可能患了普瑞德威利症候群-一种罕见的疾病使得他无法控制自己的胃口。
He now weighs a hefty 178lb (12.5 stone) and is still gaining despite following a low-fat diet and walking for 40 minutes each day.
目前他重达178磅（12.5英石），尽管他每天坚持低热饮食并散40分钟的步，他的体重仍然继续飙升。
Despite their constant struggle his parents have refused to give up on him, and say they will do anything they can to improve his quality of life.
尽管不断奋斗很艰难，他的父母不愿放弃孩子，称他们愿意做任何事情来提高他的生活质量。
Mum, Josiane de Jesus Caldogno Abreu, 37, said: "He has been putting on a lot of weight since he was a baby - even when I was breastfeeding him it was more than expected.
37岁的母亲乔西安杰西卡尔多尼奥阿布鲁说：“从他还是个婴儿时起他就一直在长肉-即使在我给他哺乳期间，他体重增长仍然超乎预期。”
"But it was only when he was one and a half years old that we began to worry. He was gaining 3kg (6.6lb) a month and was starting to get very heavy.
“但直到他一岁半时我们才开始担心。他每月增重3kg（6.6磅），开始变得越来越重。”
"His situation is complicated. We know we could lose him at anytime.
“他的情况很复杂，我们都清楚随时可能失去他。”
"Sometimes when he is sleeping I watch him to see if he is breathing.
“有时候，我会在他睡觉时看他是否仍在呼吸。”
"I cry a lot because we want to help him. But I am also very proud of him because he is a child who doesn’t surrender.
“我们时常以泪洗面，因为想要帮助他。但同时我们也为他感到骄傲，因为他是个永不屈服的孩子。”
"I live for my son - he is so special. His teacher told me that everything the other children do, he wants to do as well.
“我为儿子而活-他太特别了，老师告诉我他想做其他孩子能做的所有事情。
"He doesn’t want to have limits. He wants to be a normal child."
“他不想受到限制，他想成为一个普通的孩子。”
Misael visits a doctor every three months to try and control his condition but currently there is no cure for Prader-Willi syndrome.
米萨尔每三个月要去看一次医生，努力控制病情，但目前还没有普瑞德威利症候群的治疗方法。
Paediatric neurologist Lucio Coelho Miranda said: "Every appointment we have had he has put on a lot of weight - sometimes up to 5kg (11lb).
儿科神经学家露西娅科埃略米兰达说：“每次会诊他都会长很多斤-有时会到5kg（11磅）。
"I think Misael could get help from someone outside of Brazil - both medically and financially - so he can get the laboratory and genetic testing he needs."
“我觉得米萨尔能够从国外专家那里得到帮助-包括医学和经济上的帮助-这样他就能得到他需要的实验室测试和基因检测。”
