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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Hannah Cottrell

YOU WONT BELIEVE: Dad given two years to live after cold fingers turn out to be deadly rare condition | Mind Blowing Facts

Scott, a 47-year-old father from Houghton-le-Spring, County Durham was diagnosed with a type of scleroderma in 2018 - a rare autoimmune condition - (Family handout/PA Real Life)

A dad who was given less than two years to live in March 2022 due to a rare health phenomenon which slowly hardens his skin has said he has “plenty” of life left.

Scott Nell, 47, from Houghton-le-Spring, County Durham, requires chemotherapy and 250 pills per week to survive.

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