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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
National
Hannah Kane Assistant News Editor & Cathal Ryan

Mum thought son, 3, had conjunctivitis but key symptom led to devastating diagnosis

A three-year-old boy has received a devastating diagnosis despite experiencing virtually no symptoms, and his mum initially suspecting he had conjunctivitis.

When doctors told Jade Williams her little Rhys had a rare type of eye cancer known as Retinoblastoma on Friday, April 14, her world came crashing down.

However, she says he experienced barely any symptoms until she noticed he had a 'glassy, glazed' left eye.

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