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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Tom Campbell

Terminally ill mum wants ‘happy memories’ with family after hand numbness turned out to be deadly disease

A mum who was told she likely suffered from carpal tunnel syndrome after feeling numbness in her right hand during her pregnancy has been given just a few years to live after scans revealed she will soon be paralysed.

Charlotte Parker, 28, from West Berkshire, was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) nine months after giving birth and is now trying to create “happy memories” with her young family while there is still time.

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