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Gemma Jones & Peter Diamond

Dad-of-two ‘feels pregnant’ after stomach swells to size of beach ball

A father-of-two said he ‘feels pregnant’ because his stomach increased to the size of a ‘beach ball’ and left him needing life-saving treatment.

David Burgess, was diagnosed with Wilson’s disease in 2005, when he was around 20. But he is now 37-years-old and currently experiencing the worst period of symptoms since his diagnosis.

David, who works as a magician, is currently admitted to hospital and is waiting to find out if he will be getting a new liver after the swelling in his stomach became unbearable.

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