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Scots mum says 'lockdown was blessing' as tot born with genetic conditions takes first steps

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miracle Scots tot who suffers from genetic conditions says her daughter wouldn’t be walking if it wasn’t for lockdown. Little Luna-Marvella, from Balornock, Glasgow, was diagnosed with two rare developmental conditions at birth and doctors told mum Holly Short, 28, that her baby girl would be unable to sit up or walk for years.

The tot suffers from Dandy-Walker syndrome, a congenital brain malformation affecting development and balance, and Microcephaly, a condition which causes a baby’s head to develop smaller than usual.

But the two-year-old, who is twins with sister Louisa-Nina, took her first steps in July and mum Holly said progress is all thanks to lockdown.

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