Yesterday, the Evening Leader reported that 20-month-old Daisy Pritchard, from Wrexham, had suffered a stroke after a double heart bypass operation at Alder Hey hospital in Liverpool.
Her mother, Eileen and father, David, have been desperately wor
ried about their daughter's health and say they are considering taking legal action, claiming doctors at the Liverpool hospital failed to spot she'd had a stroke.
On reading about Daisy, 71-year-old David Richards, who himself had a similar stroke as a baby, contacted the Leader to offer his support to the family.
Mr Richards suffered the stroke shortly after he was born but it wasn't until he applied for a driving licence, some 17 years later that it was properly diagnosed.
He explained: "It was only when I went for a check up to see if I could get a driving licence that I found out that I'd had a stroke.
"My parents had always thought it was polio but the doctor said that if it had been I'd have been in a wheelchair all my life.
"My mind improved greatly as I got older and I am 71 now."
Mr Richards felt compelled to offer a message of goodwill to her and her family and said that he hopes that with medical advancements Daisy will get the help and therapy that she needs.
He said: "My mother was a trained nurse and it was thanks to her perseverance that that I got through it.
"These days things should be a lot better, they know more about it and I hope that the little girl gets the help that she needs.
"I just wanted to give her mother a message of support and that there is somebody out there who has had a similar problem."
Daisy's mum has been concerned about the level of professional help her daughter has been offered by both Alder Hey and Wrexham Maelor hospitals.
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