Mrs Brown's Boys star Damien McKiernan's heartbreak over son's illness
A Mrs Brown’s Boys star has told of his heartbreak over his son’s debilitating illness. Damien McKiernan took over from Rory Cowan, appearing in the Christmas Special last year when the Dubliner dramatically quit the show following a 26-year stint. Speaking about his 11-year-old boy Theo, the new Rory explained how his family have been rocked by the news. The 53-year-old told the Irish Mirror: “He developed a very rare form of arthritis in his left leg, so rare that they didn’t know what it was. “It’s never been recorded in Ireland or the UK before. There are only 60 cases worldwide. “Eventually I said this was getting out of hand as his left leg was getting worse. “I kicked up enough fuss and he got an operation just before Christmas. “We stayed in hospital with him for a couple of weeks and we’ve been doing rehab with him ever since. “I went to get him out of bed in May and it went into his right leg, the hospital were in shock. “He had the second ...