For many food places, a hygiene rating can make or break the business by giving customers an impression of what quality they can expect.
09.04.2023 - 16:57 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Harrison Hayes was in the middle of studying for his A-level exams when he was struck down by a mysterious illness.
The teenager noticed he was becoming breathless easily and had to stop for regular breaks whenever he was out walking.
As the weeks went by, the strange symptoms persisted, progressing into general fatigue and random aches all over his body.
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Harrison, who likes to be known as Harry, visited doctors but medics were unable to pinpoint what was causing his decline in health.
Following several trips to A&E, Harry says he was misdiagnosed multiple times, told he had everything from a collapsed lung to bad acid reflux. He was eventually prescribed steroid tablets which seemed to improve his condition, seeing him return to his beloved sports including football and cricket.
But, several weeks later, while attending parents’ evening with his mum, Harry became so fatigued he could no longer sit in his chair and had to lie down.
His family were so worried they took him to his GP several more times and blood tests were finally taken.
A few days later, Harry’s condition began to deteriorate rapidly. The now 22-year-old became bedridden to the point where he could no longer dress himself.
“My mum had to help me get changed,” he told the Manchester Evening News. “She brought me all my meals. I couldn’t get out of bed.”
It was a late night in mid December 2017 when Harry’s family were urgently called into hospital. Less than two months after his symptoms started, Harry's test results were back – he had Addison's disease.
Addison's disease, also known as primary adrenal insufficiency or hypoadrenalism, is a
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