Living every mother’s worst nightmare, Leanne Battersby is struggling to comprehend the medical confirmation that her toddler, Oliver, is suffering from the incurable and debilitating mitochondrial disease. To Leanne’s horror, the illness targets unhealthy human cells, with effects such as seizures (which Oliver has already experienced), hearing loss, cognitive disabilities, respiratory and sight defects, as well as a malfunctioning of the heart, liver, skin and brain, all of which leads to a shortened lifespan.
In the first few days after Oliver’s (Emmanuel and Jeremiah Cheetham) diagnosis, Leanne (Jane Danson) is in a fog trying to digest the horrifying aspects of Oliver’s condition and his future. In a grief-fuelled and emotional conversation with Oliver’s dad Steve (Simon Gregson), Leanne admits that Oliver is her world, and if he dies, she’ll have…
