When Laura Coleman-Day’s husband Xander started feeling off, the couple chalked it up to the usual stuff passed around by toddlers at nursery. With a busy life and a young son, Amos, in tow, they never imagined anything serious was brewing.
“He kept catching bugs and had really bad night sweats, but we just thought it was normal,” Laura said. “So I told him, ‘Either stop moaning or go to a doctor.’” That trip to the GP turned into a whirlwind. Blood tests were ordered, and by that same evening, they were racing to A&E. Xander’s white blood cell count was sky-high, and things spiralled fast.
