A young boy who had small red spots on his body gave his parents a scare recently when he had to be rushed to hospital and landed in ICU.
Galway parents Patrick and Breda Ní Mhaoláin have shared their story after their son fellow suddenly ill despite them first thinking he had chickenpox.
Liam, 3, developed small red spots on his body which the couple thought was the common chickenpox but their son's condition worsened in a matter of days.