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Wales Online
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Elizabeth Thomas

Nine-year-old boy's everyday battle to stay healthy with cystic fibrosis

Rhys James is like many nine-year-old boys - he loves football, is a doting older brother, and attends school with his friends.

But, unlike his classmates, Rhys has to have daily physiotherapy, nebulisers and tablets, and has spent more time in hospital than many children his age.

Rhys lives with cystic fibrosis, an inherited condition that causes mucus to build up in the lungs and digestive system. Now, his dad, Carl James, is looking to raise money to fund research to help find a cure for the condition.

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