14-year-old Alec Hebblethwaite suffers from a condition called eosinophilic esophagitis, which is an unhealthy build-up of white blood cells.
Sufferers of this condition have to eat soft foods or run the risk of choking or a torn esophagus.
The article from the UK's Mirror features some graphic pics of Alec in the hospital, where he spent 106 days recovering.