FOR years, doctors repeatedly told mum Lesley Walsh to give her son Calpol. Little Thomas Pickles was vomiting and had headaches - but medics brushed him off as having mild infections that didn't require medical attention. 9 Thomas Pickles died aged six in June 2023 Credit: Focus Features 9 The youngster with his mum Lesley, who is urging other parents to push for answers if their children are unwell Credit: Focus Features However, in June 2023, aged six, the youngster collapsed and died in his mother's arms.
Tests later revealed he had an undiagnosed brain tumour . Despite regular trips to the GP, his condition had never been investigated. Lesley, from Padiham, Lancashire, said: "He was a lovely, cheeky, cute little boy and we miss him so much.
"I just hope others will learn from our loss because if Thomas had been diagnosed, perhaps he might have been saved. "Because his death was unexplained, there was a police investigation and our home was searched. "I would hate for any other parent to go through our pain.
" Thomas was the youngest of Lesley’s children, adored by his dad, Michael, now 46, his sister, Fiona, now 14, and brother Leon, now 13. Most read in Health PLAY THE FIELD 50-person orgies and naughty karaoke..
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