A mum has spoken out about the horror six-year ordeal after her son contracted strep throat - which left him unable to walk. Luke Bates, then eight, was diagnosed with a bacterial infection in April 2016 when his family noticed he had a fever and rash.
What followed left mum Susan Bates, 47, fearing she would lose her son daily. Thankfully Luke, now 15, is happy and learning again - although he is not back in school with other children.
Susan, a PA said: "I would wake up not knowing if he would be there the next day. He was too ill to go anywhere for the last six years. This illness took over every part of his body. I had to look after a baby again."
