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Influencer Mrs Hinch, whose real name is Sophie Hinchliff, has revealed her three-year-old son was diagnosed with Kawasaki disease and hospitalised.
In view her 4.7M Instagram followers, the cleanfluencer went into detail about the terrifying experience in a new post this evening.
Sharing a picture of her little boy in hospital, the 33-year-old shared how he had been there for 10 days after being diagnosed with the a rare and sometimes fatal disease.
She captioned the snap: “‘We can go home now Mummy.’ Ron, you are SO brave, SO strong, SO loved and just beautifully unique darling boy.
“We have spent the past 10 days living whats felt like a real life nightmare.
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However, things from the star and her partner Jamie only got more scary, as they discovered what was really going on.
She explained: “After a couple of days , more symptoms appeared and results returned. Ron was diagnosed with Kawasaki disease, something I had never heard of before.
“Kawasaki disease is a rare, non contagious disease that only affects around eight in every 100,000 children under the age of five in the UK.
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“This disease causes swelling of the blood vessels throughout the body. It can also affect the blood vessels supplying the heart muscle when not treated early enough.”
Speaking more about the situation, Sophie added: “This past week has shaken our whole world as a family. I’ve never felt a fear like it.”
According to the NHS, Kawasaki disease is “a condition that mainly affects children under the age of 5. It’s also known as mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome.
“A child with Kawasaki disease has a high temperature that lasts for 5 days or longer, and possibly 1 or more of the following symptoms: a rash, swollen glands in the neck, dry, red cracked lips, a swollen, bumpy, red tongue (“strawberry tongue”), red inside the mouth and at the back of the throat, swollen and red hands and feet, red eyes.”
The mum-of two went on to thank the hospital staff who had cared for her son, concluding: “I need to say THANKYOU to the incredible team at Broomfield hospital, St Marys and Great Ormond street.
“Thank you for answering our prayers and making our Ronnie better, His little smile says it all so Thank you.
“Please if anyone reading this is a parent/carer of a child with Kawasaki disease Jamie and I would be so so grateful to hear from you and your story.
“I will do all that I can to help raise awareness of this disease that to this day still has no explained cause.
“OUR VERY SPECIAL RONNIE ROO IS COMING HOME and we are back together as a family at last.”
