The incredible journey of a very premature child who fell deeply ill during the pandemic
Taliesin Howells has gone through so much in his very short life
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Taliesin Howells was born three months prematurely weighing 2lbs 10z. He s pictured with his parents Rhys and Liz Howells (Image: Liz Howells)
For the first few weeks of his life, tiny newborn Taliesin Howells was kept alive entirely by machines.
The critically-ill baby, who was born three months early, had been diagnosed with life-threatening infections in his blood and bones and had suffered swelling so severe his fingers had turned white.
As well as needing 14 different pumps to provide him with the medicine, blood, and plasma he desperately needed, he was also on an oscillator which did all the breathing for him.
Teenager told her bone cancer was just growing pains
Eden Brown, 14, is now undergoing chemotherapy for bone cancer which has spread to her lungs
Eden Brown has been diagnosed with bone cancer at the age of 14. She s pictured with her brother Logan and baby sister Faora (Image: Tess Lewis)
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Covid-linked syndrome left 13-year-old girl deeply unwell in hospital
Mia Hall was a very sporty and energetic teenager before Covid-19 came along and caused her untold physical harm
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Mia Hall was a vibrant, energetic 13-year-old who enjoyed nothing more than playing hockey and netball for hours on end.
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