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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Rebecca Thomas

‘I’m a prisoner in my own home and my life is on hold after collapse of vital NHS lifeline’

Callum Smith, 19, has a muscular dystrophy condition called Duchenne - (Family handout)

Callum Smith, 19, has become a prisoner in his own home, unable to leave or even enjoy the simple pleasures of his garden for the past month.

Mr Smith, who has Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a severe muscle-wasting condition, relies on his wheelchair to get around independently and to go to university.

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