A young girl had her life saved by a general practitioner who recognized that the bug bite on her face was indeed something much worse to worry about.
Lsat year, 25-year-old Hayley Williams noticed that something was off when her daughter’s bug bite wouldn’t heal after many days, so she took three-year-old Connie McAughey to the doctor. The two had just returned from Ibiza for a family vacation.
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The lingering mosquito bite was concerning for Mom, but it was downright frightening when the doctor who suggested a blood test confirmed it was not a bug bite at all, but a form of cancer.
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They expect Connie to be officially free from leukemia by January 2016, less than two years after suffering the initial insect bite.
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The parents are still shocked a mosquito bite both put their daughter in the hospital and saved her life. Who knew a bug bite could be so impactful?
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Fortunately, this courageous little girl is well on the road to recovery. Were you surprised to hear a bug bite could be an indicator of cancer?
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Little Girl’s Bug Bite Turns Out To Be Leukemia is an article from: LifeDaily