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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
National
Aaliyah Rugg

Mum knew she needed to demand a blood test for daughter

A mum is helping families in Alder Hey Children's Hospital after losing her daughter at the age of 11.

Lorraine Wilson knew Milly needed a blood test after she had been unwell. At first, when Milly Walmsley was very tired and pale, Lorraine put it down to starting a new school term.

But as a nurse, she insisted blood tests be done, and Milly was diagnosed with acute leukaemia in November 2014. The family from Blackburn were rushed to hospital and Milly underwent gruelling treatment straight away.

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