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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
National
Eleanor Fleming & Damon Wilkinson

Mum urges parents to 'trust their instincts' after 'happy little boy' misdiagnosed then rushed to hospital for ventilator

A mother whose 'happy little boy' was rushed to hospital and spent two nights on a ventilator after being misdiagnosed has urged other parents to 'trust their instincts' when it comes to their child's health. Hanna Konnovs' son Maksim started displaying 'worrying' symptoms at 16 months old.

But medics initially got his condition wrong. Hanna, 28, said Maksim started wheezing, his breathing rate increased, he was 'unhappy' and he was not eating anything – a 'huge contrast' to his usual self.

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