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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Saskia Rowlands

Mum and dad go without food to meet 3-year-old son's needs as energy bills soar

Behind their brave smiles, the family of little Nathan Peet are facing an agonising situation every single day.

Nathan, aged three, has a rare type of spina bifida and cannot walk. Each day he is attached to a feeding pump. Each night he needs an oxygen machine to keep him breathing.

The gruelling treatment takes its toll – and not just on poor Nathan. Soaring energy bills means his mum Louise, her partner and Nathan’s sister Jess have been pushed to the brink.

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