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Wales Online
James Holt & Steven Smith

Mum's warning as son's pains and rash lead to 'horrendous' diagnosis

A mum has moved to warn other parents and their children after her son's pains and rash turned out to be a serious illness. Jessica had run a bath for her son Harvey, 16, in a desperate attempt to ease his back and leg pains.

It came after days of her giving him painkillers that had been prescribed to help him cope with "agonising" pains. But nothing was working.

Harvey, who is autistic, lives with Jessica, dad Stuart and his four siblings. The first sign that something was wrong was when he started complaining of pain in his back and legs.

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