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Article: Real people: Rain could kill my little girl !; Brave Victoria Pratt is so frail she could die if she ever gets soaked in a downpour or if she catches a cold from one of her classmates. But her mum Diane is determined to ensure that her little miracle enjoys every precious minute of her life, as SARA NEVILLE reports...(Features)
- Article from:
- The People (London, England)
- Article date:
- March 24, 2002
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Byline: SARA NEVILLE
ITTLE Victoria presses her nose against the window, absent-mindedly tracking the raindrops running down the glass with her finger as she gazes at the damp hills and sodden grass outside.
Unlike most of us eight-year-old Victoria longs to pull on her wellies and splash through the puddles.
But she can't because doctors have warned her parents that a walk in the rain could kill her.
Victoria was born with a rare heart and lung condition, called pulmonary atresia. It means she has three holes in her heart and deformed ...