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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
National
Sophie Halle-Richards

'My daughter kept falling asleep at school... I could never have imagined the real reason'

During the coronavirus pandemic, Karen Kinsella would come home to find her teenage daughter asleep when she was supposed to be doing school work.

The mum-of-two from Hyde put it down to her being a teenager. But then Emily developed a headache, and a few days later, her mum noticed that her face had dropped on one side.

Not overly concerned, she contacted her GP who asked Karen to send a picture of Emily's face. Within minutes she'd received a reply telling her they needed to go to A&E urgently.

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