A North Belfast woman has opened up on the moment she learned her son's health was in jeopardy.
Cain Matthews celebrated his 18th birthday on November 12 last year, the next day, he was in hospital where he became an inpatient in the critical care ward. The young man, from Ballysillan, had complained of feeling unwell - doctors then discovered a cyst the size of a football on his spleen.
To the family's horror, it has been discovered Cain picked up a rare parasite, which attached itself to his spleen, making him incredibly ill.
