‘My 4 year old daughter's common symptom turned out to be something far more sinister’

ok.co.uk:

Rebecca Herbert’s daughter Summer, now seven, was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) in April 2022 after she was found lying on the floor in her bedroom, unable to walk or use her legs.

Summer, from Hampshire, had been “constantly poorly” and bruising easily in the weeks prior, but when Rebecca, 33, visited her GP, she claims the doctor said Summer was “faking it” and told her to “go home and dose her up on Calpol”.The GP did advise an x-ray that evening though.

Rebecca reached the nearest medical centre but was told Summer was not booked in for an X-ray, so instead decided to take Summer to Royal Hampshire County Hospital, Winchester, that same evening, where she had blood tests.

One week later, after being referred to Southampton General Hospital, it was confirmed Summer had leukaemia, aged four. She said Summer had more than two years of chemotherapy, meaning she lost all her hair and missed school, swimming lessons and seeing friends – but after finishing her treatment in June, she had a party to celebrate and was treated like “a proper princess”.