LITTLE Jack Linford only lived for two short years but his life touched so many people.
Fundraising in his memory has raised more than £2,000 and an online petition calling for newborn babies to be screened for the condition that killed Jack has attracted more than 1,400 signatures.
Jack suffered from VLCAD -a rare genetic condition which prevents the body from converting certain fats to energy. His older brother Alex, aged five, also suffers from the rare and life-limiting genetic condition.
The petition can be found here and links to the fundraising web page is here.
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