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Lauren Harte

Belfast woman with rare muscle-wasting condition champions Spirit of Christmas event

A South Belfast woman, who lives with a rare muscle-wasting illness, is urging people to support a Christmas event for the charity that supports her and others with the condition.

Claire Boylan, 39, was first diagnosed with Miyoshi Myopathy in her late teens, which causes progressive muscle weakness and affects her feet, ankles and calf muscles.

She is one of only three people in Northern Ireland with this particular condition.

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