BRAVE TOT ALLERGIC TO SUN

HOTSPOT MEDIA - BRAVE TOT ALLERGIC TO SUN: Leighton Brownrigg, 2. A BRAVE tot who is battling a one-in-a-million form of cancer has been banished into darkness by his own immune system due to an allergy to the sun. Two-year-old Leighton Brownrigg has been diagnosed with Photosensitivity - the abnormal reaction of skin to light and sunlight. The condition means he is not allowed to go outside and even has to cover up every inch of his body and wear high strength sun-cream when in the house. .... (Pic by Mathew Growcoot / HotSpot Media) SEE HOTSPOT MEDIA COPY 0121 551 1004

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