Devastated mum fears son could be forced to wait 'years' for treatment needed to walk because he's 'too ticklish'

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A devastated mother says she has been left feeling 'stuck' after her little boy was told that he will have to wait for treatment he needs to walk 'because he's too ticklish'.

Since he was just weeks old, Conor Stapleton's feet have been pointed almost perpendicular to the ground, leaving him unable to flex properly.

Worried mum Jade Hatton says she spotted the burgeoning concern at around 10-weeks-old, but claims she was told by health visitors to monitor his mobility on two occasions.

But now, almost two years on, the situation has only grown more dire, according to Jade, with Conor unable to walk or even put on shoes. READ MORE: All the Plan B advice being kept in place by each of Greater Manchester's boroughs “[Doctors] checked him when he was born, but didn’t say anything," Jade, from Hyde, told the Manchester Evening News . "But when he was 10-weeks-old, I could tell there was something wrong with his feet. “I said to the health visitor that his feet were pointed, the visitor said he was fine.