Helen said: “He just could not run or jump and he was always falling over.
“I took him to my GP, who referred him for physio, and then he was referred to a paediatrician and we found out what caused it.”
Sufferers of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy are unable to produce a protein within their muscle cells.
There is no cure but Liam has regular physiotherapy and hydrotherapy sessions at Clatterbridge Child Development Centre to help him with his movement.
Mum-of-three Helen was found to be a carrier of the faulty gene which causes the condition, but her older son and daughter are not affected.
She has shared her experiences on a group she set up on social networking site Facebook, which now has almost 450 members.
Helen said: “These narrow-minded people need to think before they speak and realise disabled children do not always look disabled.
“Parents have enough to face without pathetic and nasty taunts from people.
“The fact is that these spaces are for disabled people regardless of age and sex.
“It makes me angry when we get the looks and comments, particularly when it comes from elderly people because my child is never going to be their age.
“He will be lucky to see his 21st.”
lorna.hughes@liverpool.com
