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Article: First day at school is big step for brave little Alex; Mum tells of joy as youngster settles in well.
- Article from:
- Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England)
- Article date:
- September 17, 2009
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Byline: MICHAEL BYRNE
LITTLE Alex Connerty has defied medical experts by starting at primary school.
The four-year-old, of Newlyn Avenue, Maghull, has primordial dwarfism, a rare condition that affects only 12 people in Britain.
Doctors told his parents Sue and John he would never be able to sit up or walk, and one of the most serious parts of his condition is that he is prone to potentially fatal ...