A toddler had to have part of his lung removed after he contracted invasive Strep A. Reuben Damant, three, needed a litre of fluid removed from his right lung as part of it was taken out during a five-hour-long surgery
He first fell ill in November last year with a high temperature and severe stomach ache, prompting his parents, Charlton Damant, 33, and Sam Damant, 34, to call 111. While on the phone to the operator, Reuben began screaming in pain, so they rushed him to A&E.
In the waiting room he began to hallucinate, speaking to his older sister Isla, seven, who wasn't with the family at the time. Charlton, said: "There's no dressing it up, it was awful seeing Reuben that poorly.
