I initially posted this story in Mid November, found here:
Now, it’s in BBC Headlines:
By Jane Elliott
Health reporter, BBC News |
Sam suffered terrible headaches
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When Sam Blyth lost his eyesight his mother felt her worst fears were confirmed.
For weeks she had been going backwards and forwards to the GP saying he was ill.
Sam complained almost constantly that his head hurt, but Sandra said no-one seemed to think he was as ill as she feared and put his increasingly distressing symptoms down to a heavy cold.
“He had a cold but as soon as that went he started complaining of headaches and was always pointing to the same place,” she said.
Painful headaches
“Being a mum I knew straight away there was something wrong.
“He had never complained of a headache before and they just seemed so severe.
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