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Nadia Breen

NI dad on the 'awful' moment he was told baby son had Cystic Fibrosis

A NI dad has opened up on the "awful" moment he was told his baby son had Cystic Fibrosis.

Duane McCreadie's son Xander received the diagnosis when he was six-months-old after the family were told there was something wrong shortly after birth.

The tot, who turns two in September, has a rare genetic mutation meaning he is one of the 10% of people living with the disease who will not benefit from new CFTR Modulators like Kaftrio.

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