Coronation Street Spoilers: Relationship Woes for Steve, Tracy, Nick and Leanne after Oliver’s diagnosis

Coronation Street spoilers reveal that Steve McDonald (Simon Gregson) and Leanne Battersby’s (Jane Danson) relationships will be tested after their son Oliver Battersby (Emmanuel and Jeremiah Cheetham) gets a startling and immensely sad diagnosis. What in the world is wrong with the young boy?

Unfortunately, the future does not look good for Oliver and in the coming weeks this shocking reality upends Steve and Leanne’s world and by extension impacts their relationships with Nick Tilsley (Ben Price) and Tracy Barlow (Kate Ford).

Corrie producer Iain MacLeod spills details about the upcoming storyline involving Oliver’s illness

According to stunning spoilers, Oliver has an incurable illness, mitochondrial disease. Fans will see this startling scenario unfold over the next several weeks, with Oliver’s parents desperate to know why he is having seizures.

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In a recent media interview with several outlets, show producer Iain MacLeod spilled some of the details about this harrowing plot.

Coronation Street spoilers – Steve, Tracy, Nick, and Leanne will find their relationships tested after Oliver’s shock diagnosis

The showrunner said, “When Steve and Leanne learn that their son has a life-limiting condition, we explore how that impacts on their relationships with their other loved ones. Obviously Steve and Leanne are not currently a couple, but this story will draw them closer and closer together – to the point where they are bonded more tightly than they’ve ever been.”

MacLeod added Oliver’s condition is one that is relatively common yet one that the majority of people have not heard of nor know anything about.

“I certainly didn’t know much about it, but it is relatively common and mostly underfunded from a research point of view. We wanted to draw a bit of attention to families in the real world who are going through a tough time and need a bit of support. Hopefully, the extra exposure will lead to more charity revenue and hopefully find better treatments for this type of illness.”

Raising awareness of difficult, misunderstood, or underrecognized topics is something that soaps excel at and in examining these issues has helped millions of people.

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Coronation Street spoilers – What is mitochondrial disease?

Mitochondrial disease is an illness with hundreds of variants and may not be apparent at birth. It can suddenly strike when a child is around 3 or 4.

In Oliver’s case, he suddenly experiences neurological issues and the doctor will tell his parents that their son will have a restricted life due to this life-limiting illness.

Along the way, look for’s bonds to be tested as they struggle to come to terms with their new reality.

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