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| Brown's son has cystic fibrosis | Brown's son has cystic fibrosis |
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| Chancellor Gordon Brown has confirmed that his four-month-old son has been diagnosed with cystic fibrosis. | Chancellor Gordon Brown has confirmed that his four-month-old son has been diagnosed with cystic fibrosis. |
| A spokesman for Mr Brown said he and his wife Sarah were told in late July that Fraser may have cystic fibrosis and tests had now confirmed it. | A spokesman for Mr Brown said he and his wife Sarah were told in late July that Fraser may have cystic fibrosis and tests had now confirmed it. |
| He added Fraser was "fit, healthy and making all the progress that you would expect any little boy to make". | He added Fraser was "fit, healthy and making all the progress that you would expect any little boy to make". |
| The couple have one other son, John. Their daughter Jennifer Jane died after being born prematurely in 2002. | The couple have one other son, John. Their daughter Jennifer Jane died after being born prematurely in 2002. |
| Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a life-threatening inherited genetic disease which disrupts the way the digestive and respiratory systems work. | Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a life-threatening inherited genetic disease which disrupts the way the digestive and respiratory systems work. |
| Chest infections | Chest infections |
| The Sun newspaper reported Fraser had been in and out of hospital since his birth with minor chest infections. | The Sun newspaper reported Fraser had been in and out of hospital since his birth with minor chest infections. |
| Mr Brown's spokesman added: "Thousands of other parents are in the same position. | Mr Brown's spokesman added: "Thousands of other parents are in the same position. |
| CYSTIC FIBROSIS Most common inherited life-threatening disease in UKIt affects vital organs - lungs and pancreasThere is currently no cureMore than 7,500 people in UK have CF70% of those are under 20-years-oldEach week five babies are born with CFAverage life expectancy is 31 Figures from the Cystic Fibrosis Trust | |
| "They are confident that the advice and treatments available, including proper exercise and, later, sporting activity will keep him fit and healthy. | "They are confident that the advice and treatments available, including proper exercise and, later, sporting activity will keep him fit and healthy. |
| "The NHS is doing a great job, and Gordon and Sarah are very optimistic that the advances being made in medicine will help him and many others, and they hope to be able to play their part in doing what they can to help others." | "The NHS is doing a great job, and Gordon and Sarah are very optimistic that the advances being made in medicine will help him and many others, and they hope to be able to play their part in doing what they can to help others." |
| Mr Brown, who is widely tipped as the favourite to succeed Tony Blair when he steps down as prime minister, said after Fraser's birth in July: "I love being a dad. It's great fun and there's nothing more important and there's nothing I enjoy better. " | |
| Housing minister Yvette Cooper, a close friend of the Browns' along with her husband Economic Secretary Ed Balls, told the BBC Fraser was a "happy and healthy little boy". | Housing minister Yvette Cooper, a close friend of the Browns' along with her husband Economic Secretary Ed Balls, told the BBC Fraser was a "happy and healthy little boy". |
| She added: "They are a very strong and happy family, so whilst obviously, it is the same for any parent, it's not the kind of thing you ever want to happen - but they are very optimistic." | She added: "They are a very strong and happy family, so whilst obviously, it is the same for any parent, it's not the kind of thing you ever want to happen - but they are very optimistic." |
| Conservative leader David Cameron, whose four-year-old son Ivan has cerebral palsy, said: "Sam and I are thinking of Gordon and Sarah and their family at this time and we send them our best wishes for the future". |