A six-year-old boy from Hampshire, England, initially treated for a common cold, was diagnosed with leukemia after experiencing persistent symptoms. Jimmy Cragg's parents repeatedly sought medical advice but were initially told he had a swollen gland or tonsillitis. However, when his condition worsened, they insisted on further tests, ultimately revealing a shocking diagnosis.
A FAMILY has been left devastated after their six-year-old son's 'Christmas bug' turned out to be a deadly disease.
Little Jimmy Cragg, from Yateley, Hants, first started feeling unwell back in November - when he developed a cough, a cold, amultiple times and made several calls to 111 - but were consistently told Jimmy either had 'a swollen gland', 'tonsillitis', or 'the usual However, when Jimmy started vomiting one night, Wendy and Will rushed him to A&E - despite doctors telling them to keep him at home.From bloating to losing your voice - the 22 most common cancer symptoms 'When we noticed the small lump on his neck, though, we took him to the doctor. But they said 'not to worry' - it was just a swollen gland.'But they just told us: 'All the kids at school have it. It's one of the usual Christmas bugs.'' Wendy, 43, said she and her husband Will, 46, got really worried when Jimmy 'started speaking funny' before his school's Nativity.NHS heading for 'worst ever' flu season with winter virus peak 'yet to come''But after five days, he was still showing no improvement and we called 111 again on December 15.However, that evening Jimmy started vomiting - and Wendy and Will, an engineer surveyor, rang 111 another time.'I asked whether we should take him to A&E and they said he needed to finish his course of antibiotics.and when they were seen, were told Jimmy probably had glandular fever rather than tonsillitis. 'But we pushed for more blood tests and while they did them Jimmy was also seen by a consultant,' Wendy said. 'When the consultant was examining him - he found bruising on his back. It was new - I hadn't seen it before.'A short while later, Wendy and Will were taken into a room and told Jimmy had leukaemia - a type of blood'We were just massively shocked. We still are.'She said: 'We later found out that leukaemia is actually very rare in children - there are only a thousand or so diagnosed every year in the U
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