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Irish Mirror
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Michelle Cullen

Irish family given devastating diagnosis after 'smiling' son, 2, 'stopped walking' and was rushed to hospital

An Irish family have been left devastated after their two-year-old son was given a heart-wrenching diagnosis just days after he "stopped walking".

Éanna Starken, from Gort, Co Galway, was diagnosed with stage four neuroblastoma, a rare but aggressive child cancer, in June of this year.

Despite having visited several doctors when he became "a little bit quieter and not smiling his usual smile", Éanna's parents, Simon and Eimear, were told that doctors "couldn't find anything".

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