'I know what's going to happen to my baby and there's nothing I can do about it'

When Georgi Alldread’s son Royce started having nosebleeds at just three-months-old, she never imagined her life would change so dramatically.

The GMP call handler was excited for her baby’s future when he began showing the strange and unsettling symptom.

Georgi, who lives in Bolton, reached out to Bolton Royal Hospital before being referred to the paediatrics unit.

Regular blood tests revealed Royce’s liver enzymes were too high, indicating something was harming his liver.

Medics also learned the tot’s muscles were leaking creatine kinase (CK) protein, meaning something “wasn’t right” with his muscles.

Georgi, 26, says Royce was referred to Manchester Children’s Hospital where a gene test was carried out.

Further tests confirmed what no parent wants to hear. The tiny tot was diagnosed with muscular dystrophy (MD), a genetic condition which gradually weakens the muscles.

Georgi says the days and weeks that followed felt like a blur. “I had no clue what MD was,” she told the Manchester Evening News. “It was literally terrifying.

“All I knew of MD was that your muscles break down. I thought, how can my little boy have this disease when he’s absolutely fine?

“I’m looking at him and he’s literally fine. I’d never had anything like that before in my family. I’d never been to Manchester Children’s Hospital or anywhere like that.

“It was a big, petrifying experience – it was just awful.”

Muscular Dystrophy (MD) is a group of genetic conditions that cause muscles to weaken and break down over time.

It happens because the body can't make enough of certain proteins needed for healthy muscles.

Different types of MD affect people in different ways. Some start in childhood while others develop later in life.

Over time, it