11-year-old UK girl diagnosed with Stage 4 Burkitt lymphoma after tonsillitis misdiagnosis

In May, 11-year-old Armaie Burrows-Pitt began feeling unusually tired and stopped eating while vacationing in Devon. Local doctors labeled the symptoms as tonsillitis and gave her antibiotics, insisting she was "perfectly fit and healthy." When her health continued to decline, her mother Nikki rushed her to Warwick Hospital, demanding blood work.

After a two-week stay where sepsis, tuberculosis and an infection from a February trip to Egypt were considered, Armaie was moved to Birmingham Children’s Hospital. On July 3, doctors confirmed Stage 4 Burkitt lymphoma, a rare, fast-growing childhood cancer that had already spread to major organs. She now faces six months of intensive chemotherapy, while her family has launched a fundraising campaign to cover costs and support the hospital and Ronald McDonald House.