Roman got chickenpox at four. His family weren't concerned... until they found him collapsed with a high fever. This is the little-known complication that left him in a wheelchair... and his mother's message to all parents

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Roman got chickenpox at four. His family weren't concerned... until they found him collapsed with a high fever. This is the little-known complication that left him in a wheelchair... and his mother's message to all parents

Tuesday 6th January 2026, 12:00PM

Sociable, confident and football-mad, Roman settled in quickly when he started in reception at primary school. But all this changed after Roman contracted chickenpox, aged four, in 2022.

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