A MUM is urging parents to trust their "instincts" after claiming her GP said her four-year-old daughter was “faking" symptoms a week before she was diagnosed with cancer. Rebecca Herbert’s daughter Summer , now seven, was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) in April 2022 after she was found lying on the floor in her bedroom, unable to walk or use her legs. 11 Summer Herbert, now 7, was diagnosed with ALL aged just 4 years old Credit: PA 11 Her mum Rebecca claims she was told her to was 'faking her symptoms' Credit: PA 11 Summer was poorly in the weeks before being found on her bedroom floor unable to move Credit: PA Summer, from Hampshire, had been “constantly poorly” and bruising easily in the weeks prior.
But when Rebecca, 33, visited her GP, she claims the doctor said Summer was “faking it” and told her to “go home and dose her up on Calpol”. Lawyers acting on behalf of the GP said they were sorry to hear Rebecca “felt her daughter’s symptoms were not treated seriously” and claimed they told her to take Summer for an X-ray that evening at the closest A&E department as she could not bear weight in her right leg. Rebecca said when she reached the nearest medical centre, she was told Summer was not booked in for an X-ray, so instead decided to take Summer to Royal Hampshire County Hospital, Winchester, that same evening.
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