Girl, 12, with hole in her heart told she can't have operation on the NHS unless she has a stroke

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Don't miss a thing by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox The mum of girl who has a hole in her heart claims her daughter can't have surgery on the NHS unless she has a stroke.

Cerys Edgson, 12, has recently been diagnosed with a patent foramen ovale (PFO) - a hole between the left and right atria of the heart.

The youngster, from Cheadle, Stockport, was diagnosed with the hereditary condition after first suffering from extreme migraines in June last year.

Her mum Kirsty, 42, also has the same heart defect as her daughter. Kirsty had an operation to fix it when she was 26, after winning a scholarship place as a long-distance runner in the USA, suffering a stroke-like episode and the college funding the surgery.