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To survive, the girl is forced to drink 3 liters of milk per day
Last reviewed: 16.10.2021
9-year-old girl Holly Lindley suffers from a rare disease called glycogenosis and to survive, she is forced to consume milk in lethal doses - three liters daily. This disease does not allow the body to digest food and convert it into energy.
Unfortunately, this illness can not be cured, therefore, in order to prevent a coma that a girl can fall into, she must consume cold milk in combination with five tablespoons of cornstarch. This drink, she drinks before bed, and during the night, starch slowly releases energy.
This disease is very rare - an average of one person to three million. The diagnosis of "glycogenosis" Holly was put in two years. Doctors from the medical center "Doncaster Royal Infirmary" found that the amount of blood in a girl falls sharply to a critical level. This led them to the idea that Holly is sick with a rare disease. She got to the hospital after she lost consciousness.
Mom girl Karen Shaw spent almost 2,000 pounds on milk.
"We must remind Holly that you need to drink milk, if you do not want to, because it's for her own good. Of course, it would be easier if she drank sweet fizzy drinks that gave a charge of energy. However, their daughter does not like them and the best option in this situation is milk. In addition, she has chocolate and sweets between each meal, "says Karen. She laughs and says that Holly is probably the only girl who gets two chocolate bars for breakfast and eats a box of chocolates per day.
"I need to wake Holly in the middle of the night and give her milk. If I do not, the energy level will reach a critical point. She sleeps eleven hours a day, "the girl's mother tells. - At first it was very hard, and the first four years were a real nightmare. But then we got used to, began to understand and learn more information about the disease. "
When Holly grows up, she needs more energy, which means that the amount of milk consumed will increase.