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Olivia Williams & Katie Williams

Parents' lives turned 'upside down' after toddler's 'tummy pains' turned out to be rare cancer

A family has spoken out after they were left feeling numb when their three-year-old toddler was given a devastating diagnosis.

After complaining of stomach pains, Ella's parents were persistent in taking her to urgent care but kept getting told that there was nothing wrong. However, after finally getting an ultrasound at a children's hospital, the parents were told that that she had stage four cancer.

Parents Claire Formby and Mike Smith, from Liverpool, say their daughter Ella was unwell and complained of a sore stomach during a trip to Liverpool's World Museum on March 9.

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