Parents of a young boy were left in shock after their son almost died when a terrifying rash spread across his body.
Teddie Walne, aged just 17 months, became covered in dark purple blotches and is set to have his fingertips and toes amputated on his right side after contracting meningitis and septicaemia. His quick-thinking mum Zoe, 37, called 111 after she spotted light blotches on her son’s stomach.
The symptoms began with the “tiniest” pink mark on Teddie’s forehead, Zoe told The Mirror. She was told by a 111 operator to keep an eye on the marks and that a doctor would call her within two hours.
