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Paige Oldfield Real life writer & Jacob Farr

Boy left 'weeks from death' after being told deadly symptoms were just 'acid reflux'

A young teenager was in the middle of studying for his high school exams when he was overcome by a strange illness.

The lad had started to become breathless for no reason and had to take regular breaks whenever out on a walk.

After a few weeks he noticed the symptoms had remained with him which had then turned into general fatigue and random aches all over his body.

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