Little East Kilbride boy enjoyed Christmas at home following horrific meningitis ordeal
dailyrecord.co.ukA little East Kilbride boy enjoyed Christmas at home with his family following a horrific meningitis ordeal. Earlier this month, two-year-old Elijah Bell walked out of hospital and is now having festive fun at home with his mum, dad and little brother Isaac following almost three months in the Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow.During most of Elijah’s stay, he was unconscious in bed.
He had no movement on his right side, and his parents – Natalie and Jamie - had no idea what his future looked like.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.
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At first, it was suspected that he had a viral infection, followed by tonsillitis due to his symptoms. Elijah quickly began to deteriorate and could barely stand.
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