Breaking point: Mother battles to get help for son
The 6-year-old from Kildare has the rare, degenerative Cinca syndrome, and is the only known child in the world to have both that and Down Syndrome.
But in another way, he’s not unique at all.
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But in another way, he’s not unique at all.
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