"We feel betrayed because, like most parents, we trust the health authorities with our children's lives."
UK couple Steve and Pauline Hinks say they are in a "living nightmare" and are desperate to help their teenage daughter, who they describe as being in a "waking coma" since a school vaccination.
Lucy's illness forces her to sleep up to 23 hours a day. The 13-year-old is so exhausted that she is spoon-fed soft food and whispers only five words to avoid exerting herself.
"The couple said doctors are now 95 per cent sure Lucy's diagnosis of ME/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is correct," The Mail reported.