A seven-year old girl who was recently diagnosed with an incurable brain tumour has been reunited with her "soul mate" and twin brother after being separated for the first time.
Claudia Carrick, from Bootle, Merseyside, received the shock diagnosis at Alder Hey after becoming ill at school earlier this month.
She had developed a sore throat and difficulty swallowing on February 11 so her mother booked her in for a GP appointment. Claudia had no other symptoms and was her "usual bubbly self", before she fell ill later that day while at school, where teachers said she had lost her balance, the Liverpool Echo reports.
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