Rubie Boyton was told her seizures were just anxiety ended up brain damaged after a cardiac arrest at 16- and is still unable to talk two years later. (Kim Tucker via SWNS)
Kim Tucker / SWNS
A girl who was told her seizures were just anxiety ended up with brain damage at just 16 — and is still unable to talk two years on.
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Rubie Boyton before going into cardiac arrest caused brain damage. (Kim Tucker via SWNS)
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Rubie Boyton, now 18, had just celebrated her sweet 16 when she suffered a cardiac arrest. (Kim Tucker via SWNS)
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Rubie Boyton was told her seizures were just anxiety. (Kim Tucker via SWNS)
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