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Daily Mirror
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Antony Thrower & Lucy Notarantonio

Girl, 12, left fighting for life after doctors dismissed symptoms as common cold

A schoolgirl is “lucky to be alive” after doctors dismissed her symptoms as the common cold before she was diagnosed with meningitis.

Harri, then aged 12, suffered from a runny nose and headache for a week before her temperature soared, prompting mum Toni Tuson to take her to A&E.

She was sent home but later her condition worsened and was rushed back to hospital where she spent six days in an induced coma.

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