Girl, four, diagnosed with rare condition after symptoms put down to constipation

Girl, four, diagnosed with rare condition after symptoms put down to constipation

A little girl was diagnosed with rare bone marrow failure after medics put her symptoms down to constipation and mum's "anxiety" as a first-time parent. Amy Dixon, 32, gave birth to Freya, now four, in December 2020, and "instantly knew" something was not right.

She was "constantly" crying or "lethargic" and at four weeks old, Amy noticed she looked "pale as a ghost". Taking her to the GP multiple times a week, medics put her symptoms down to constipation and Amy's "first-time mum anxiety", she claims.

On March 11, 2021, Freya fell unconscious and was rushed into Airedale Hospital, Steeton, where medics described her as "the palest baby they'd ever seen". Medics took one attempt to successfully resuscitate