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'Doctors told me I was being overdramatic when my toddler was ill - the truth was sinister'

The Mirror UK News · 16 September 2026 at 22:56

'Doctors told me I was being overdramatic when my toddler was ill - the truth was sinister'

Sophie Sparks, 37, claims she was told she was being an "overdramatic first time mum" after taking her daughter to A&E over her daughter Darcey's symptoms - which turned out to be leukaemia

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'Doctors told me I was being overdramatic when my toddler was ill - the truth was sinister'

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