My son’s mouth was covered in blisters – doctors refused to take us seriously

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‘It’s Hand, Foot and Mouth disease,’ said a hospital doctor, confidently.

‘That’s what you thought last time, but you were wrong,’ I insisted.

It was December 2025 and I’d brought my five-year-old son, Mylo, to hospital after discovering blisters around and inside his mouth.

I was terrified; I knew it was serious.

But despite me sharing my fears that Mylo was seriously ill, the doctors would...