Article: Miles of Smiles for Bethany.

A Chorley teenager who has spent her life caring for her mother only to be diagnosed with a serious illness herself has finally been given something to smile about.

Bethany McCarthy, 13, has been unable to attend Holy Cross School for four months after tests found she had a condition called lupus which attacks the immune system.

It was a double blow for the family as the teenager's mother Vanessa has brittle bone disease and has broken virtually every limb in her body.

Bethany's bravery was brought to the ...

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