Further tests found it had attacked his skull, leaving lots of holes Sitting my 17-month-old son, Oliver, on the floor, I surrounded him with toys. Soft toys, cars, things that lit up and made noises. But Oliver wasn’t interested.
He’d given up trying to walk, wasn’t talking and even his big sister Macie, 5, who he adored and who doted on him, couldn’t get him interested in anything.
All Oliver wanted was to cuddle up on the sofa, and I was worried.
He had one thing wrong after another – ear infections, cradle cap, a swollen tummy, constipation.
Eventually, in February 2014, the doctor referred us to Peterborough City Hospital – and blood tests revealed shocking news.
Oliver had Langerhans’ cell histiocytosis (LCH).
The doctor explained histiocyte cells are found…
