Bill Gornall, who lives in Holgate with dad, Sid, and siblings, Buddy, eight and Olive, five, was diagnosed in 2020 with mitochondrial disease MELAS, a rare disorder that begins in childhood and mostly affects the nervous system and muscles.
THE family and friends of an 11-year-old boy from York with an extremely rare form of a life-limiting illness are fighting to raise awareness of the condition.
Bill Gornall, who lives in Holgate with dad, Sid, and siblings, Buddy, eight and Olive, five, was diagnosed in 2020 with mitochondrial disease MELAS, a rare disorder that begins in childhood and mostly affects the nervous system and muscles.
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