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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
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Wesley Holmes

Baby boy's life saved after infection spotted when he was 10 days old

A baby boy's life was saved after a serious urine infection was found when he was just 10 days old.

Kevin Jones, 36, is taking part in this year's London Marathon in April to raise money for Alder Hey Children's Hospital after his son Oscar was saved by Alder Hey's high dependency unit. Oscar is now five months old and has since gone on to receive treatment for club foot and monitoring for a possible genetic condition.

Kevin, 36, who runs Alive Fitness gym in Crosby, said: "Oscar's had several casts and operations to correct his feet. He caught an infection at only ten days, so he's had quite the journey in just five months.

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