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Loose Women's Denise Welch left in tears as she relives son's worrying health condition

Denise Welch has admitted to 'having a few tears' after finding an old video of herself and son Louis, not long after her youngest child had surgery, having been born with born with a worrying health condition.

As she returned to the Loose Women panel this week, Geordie star Denise took to Instagram to tell her many followers that she'd be taking a delve into the archives, having just got her hands on a VHS player. And the clip that made her most emotional was one of her and a very young Louis, joining North East broadcasting legend Mike Neville on local news channel Tyne Tees back in 2002.

Denise revealed that their appearance on the show came not long after Louis had been in surgery, following a diagnosis with Hirschsprung Disease as a baby. The condition affects one in every 5,000 babies and is a rare disorder of the bowel, most commonly the colon, which can lead to severe constipation and intestinal obstruction.

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