A 12-year-old girl underwent six difficult courses of chemotherapy due to a misdiagnosis.

A 12-year-old girl from the UK endured six arduous courses of chemotherapy, which robbed her of several years of a normal childhood. It was later discovered that this treatment was completely unnecessary: ​​the diagnosis was wrong, writes New York Post.

Faye Condon of Plymouth was diagnosed with juvenile dermatomyositis, a rare autoimmune disease, in 2019. Doctors at Bristol Children's Hospital made the diagnosis after the girl struggled to walk the 200 meters to school, sometimes falling along the way, according to her mother, Christina Condon.

Juvenile dermatomyositis is not a cancer, but it is treated with low-dose chemotherapy and corticosteroids to suppress the immune system and stop muscle breakdown.

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As a result, Faye underwent six courses of chemotherapy over seven years, received injections at home, and underwent a muscle biopsy.

"Her entire childhood was spent between hospitalizations," Kristina said. "We didn't go on vacation, and we don't have a wheelchair-accessible house or car because we were told she would get better."

At the same time, the mother doubted the diagnosis from the very beginning and claimed that the doctors “were simply prescribing medications.”

"All tests for autoimmune disease were negative," Christina added. "None of the tests performed indicated juvenile dermatomyositis."

In fact, Faye has Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy, although Bristol Children's Hospital, according to the family, was adamant that it was not muscular dystrophy.

 

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She was only given a definitive diagnosis after being referred to London's Great Ormond Street Hospital.

"All it took was a blood test with genetic testing, but the doctors in Bristol were so confident in their diagnosis that they didn't even refer us for the test," Christina noted. "These doctors ruined my daughter's entire childhood. I feel like we were let down."

Kristina claims that the situation could have been influenced by financial constraints within the department.

"Everyone saw that something was wrong with her, but no one wanted to take responsibility and conduct additional research because it costs money," she emphasized.

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Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy is a rare, life-changing disease. It affects the skeletal and cardiac muscles, leading to severe impairments in endurance. There is no cure.

"If Faye had been diagnosed correctly seven years ago, when she could still walk, we would have been able to go on holiday and spend more time with her before she ended up in a wheelchair," Christina concluded.

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