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Fionnuala Boyle

Scots mum left suffering PTSD after watching tiny son suffer two rare health conditions

A Scots mum was left suffering from PTSD after witnessing her tiny baby battle two life-threatening conditions.

Nicola Carey, 36, from Whiteinch in Glasgow, gave birth to son Beau in February 2020, just a month before the coronavirus outbreak. But within weeks, Beau was diagnosed with two illnesses so rare that doctors say they are not even in medical journals.

Nicola had noticed that her newborn was struggling to feed and Beau was quickly referred to a paediatrician and then placed under neonatal care where medics did biopsies and placed him on a feeding tube.

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