Coronation Street’s Jack P Shepherd’s son battling ‘crippling rare illness’

Jack P Shepherd

by Ruby Norris |
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Coronation Street star Jack P Shepherd's eight-year-old son Greyson is said to be left in agony and 'paralysed with pain' as a result of a 'crippling rare illness'.

Coronation Street star Jack P Shepherd's son Greyson has been diagnosed with the one-in-a-million, incurable genetic disorder called alternating hemiplegia of childhood, also known as AHC. The heartbreaking condition is said to leave eight-year-old Greyson in agony after and 'paralysed with pain' after crippling seizures.

Speaking to The Sunday Mirror, Greyson's mother Sammy Milewski, revealed: "If you saw what Greyson goes through on a daily basis, it’s heartbreaking.

"I don’t want to have to keep him cooped up, it’s really sad for him"

Sammy fell pregnant with Greyson after a one-night-stand with the Corrie actor in 2010, while he was still in a relationship with his then girlfriend Lauren Shippey. Jack - who plays David Platt in the much-loved soap, has never met his son, but after demanding a DNA test following the birth, pays child support to Sammy.

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Greyson's mum went on to explain she's hopeful their son will be able to lead a happier life thanks to a change in the law which allows specialist doctors to prescribe a medical cannabis oil treatment.

She added: "I have been fighting for two years for Greyson to be prescribed cannabis oil and doctors assure me they will give it the go-ahead by the end of November.

“We’ve tried absolutely everything and I hope this is the answer."

Sammy also revealed Greyson has no idea his dad is famous, admitting she avoids watching him on telly.

"We try to avoid Coronation Street but Greyson likes Emmerdale – it comes on just before his bedtime," she told the publication.

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Jack is also father to Nyla, nine, and Reuben, five who he shares with his ex Laura. The couple split in 2017 after 16 years together and Jack is now in a new relationship with Hanni Treweek.

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