They checked her. Her vital signs came back normal. No obvious red flags.
She was sent home again.
More antihistamines.
More waiting.
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At the beginning of August, the family went on holiday to the Greek island of Zante. By then, she seemed mostly okay—well enough to travel, well enough to enjoy the trip.
But during a walk up a hill, she mentioned something new.
A “niggling pain” in her right calf.
It didn’t seem like much at the time. The kind of thing people get on holiday—muscle strain, overuse, nothing unusual.
The next day, it was worse.
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