Article: It may be Christmas Eve but Elisha must not get excited.(News)

Byline: CATRIN WILLIAMS

ELISHA OWEN is the only girl in Wales who will not be told Father Christmas will pay a visit tonight, for fear she will "die" of excitement.

Her parents have vowed not to tell the four-year-old that tomorrow is Christmas Day because she suffers from a rare disease that momentarily stops her heart when she gets excited.

Emma and Paul Owen, from Trebanog, Rhondda, are dreading this Christmas because of their only daughter's illness. The ...

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