A teenager who was misdiagnosed with long-Covid was given a heart-breaking diagnosis after making a trip from Crewe to Blackpool for a football tournament. Kane Allcock, 15, started suffering from persistent headaches after he tested positive for Covid on New Year's Eve last year.
The migraines had been linked to the virus after mum Nicki took him to A&E and a local clinic where he was prescribed pain-killing drugs for vertigo. On the Easter Bank Holiday weekend, the family made their way up to Blackpool from Crewe where the budding footballer was due to play a tournament with his teammates at Crewe Alexandra.
When they arrived, Kane was unwell and went straight to bed. The next day, they were told again that he was suffering from post-Covid vertigo. It was then that Nicki "lost her patience" with medical professionals, admitting Kane to hospital overnight for further tests.
