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Mum's Battle Over Teen Son's Illness
Tuesday 23 July 2019
From Ireland's EchoLive.ie Cork Lives:
 ECHO FEATURES: Ronan Spillane, 15, from Midleton who suffers from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome with his mum Yvonne Brewer Spillane. |
Mum’s battle over teen son’s illness
IMAGINE, after a great celebration at your child’s confirmation, that he comes down with a mysterious illness that knocks him for six. Zapped of energy, he grinds to a halt, stopped in his tracks before he is a teenager.
This is what happened to Roan Spillane, 15, from Midleton, who suffers from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, also known as ME, Myalgic Encephalomyelitis.
The condition has a long history of identity crisis. There are no diagnostic procedures or physical findings that define it, only a collection of symptoms.
“Roan was never sick,” says his mum Yvonne Brewer Spillane.
“He only went to the doctor when he was a baby to get his vaccinations. For weeks after his confirmation, Roan had a chest infection, and he had terrible fatigue that affected the movement in his arms and legs.”
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