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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Liam Buckler & Mark Smith

Teenage girl whose GP said she had 'growing pains' diagnosed with horror rare disease

A teenage girl was told she was having "growing pains" when she was actually sick with a life-changing illness.

Abria Lewis, 15, from Cardiff, started complaining of pain in her right upper arm and shoulder in April 2018 when she was 10, which went on for a week or two, WalesOnline reported.

Her mum Esther Lewis took her to the GP and was told it was probably growing pains and advised to give Abria Calpol, which she did.

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