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Shaun Keenan

Mum in race to get treatment for son whose spine is bent over 35 degrees

Patrick Deery is only toddler with his whole life ahead of him. The two-year-old is "full of life" and loves to play with others and his favourite toys.

But the Derry tot was born with thoracic levoscoliosis and lumbar dextroscoliosis which is causing two major curves on his spine, forcing it out of shape, and if left untreated it can cause respiratory problems and even decreased life expectancy.

His mum, Nikita Burke, said she first began to worry so much early in her baby's life that she called her local GP, but she was told that 'it was nothing to worry about'.

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