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Lauren Del Fabbro

Jesy Nelson ‘bittersweet’ after Scotland becomes first to screen babies for SMA

Jesy Nelson said her twin babies are unlikely to ever be able to walk (Ian West/PA) - (PA Wire)

Former Little Mix singer Jesy Nelson has said she feels “bittersweet” after Scotland became the first part of the UK to screen babies for a rare muscle disease that her daughters have.

Nelson, 34, announced earlier this year that her twins, Ocean Jade and Story Monroe Nelson, were diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a genetic condition which causes progressive muscle wastage.

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