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FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifier Football GERMANY - SLOVAKIA 6-0
DFB team doctor, Dr. Jochen Hahne
in the FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifier match
GERMANY - SLOVAKIA 6-0
in Season 2025/2026 at November 17, 2025 in Leipzig, Germany.
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Herzerkrankung von den Doktoren übersehen: Dan Cipriani konnte dank seiner neuen Smartwatch selbst eine supraventrikuläre Tachykardie diagnostizieren
SONDERKONDITIONEN: Satzpreis!
WORDS BYLINE: Sarah Ingram
The symptoms were scary. Dan Cipriani’s heart rate would speed up and he would feel lightheaded and dizzy - sometimes while exercising and at others while he was at rest.
Dan first went to the doctor when he was 13 with sudden random onset palpitations, but he left the GP’s office without answers.
Dan went back another five times over the years and always left with doctors scratching their heads.
He was given a battery of tests; wearing a heart monitor for days on end or booking into hospital for echocardiograms and ECGs - but nothing was conclusive.
Meanwhile, the episodes kept happening. Dan’s heart rate would reach 220 BPM while sitting down; when it should have been between 60 and 100.
The 32-year-old banking director from London has always been fitness-mad.
He has run countless sub-three hour marathons, three ultra marathons including one 100-mile race and has competed in an Ironman.
He could not be healthier, but each time he would exercise, he would experience these troubling episodes.
‘They happened probably once a fortnight but then became more frequent over the last two years and would last longer, perhaps up to a minute,’ he says.
‘They also always happened during intense exercise. I did an Ironman triathlon and the London Marathon, and my heart rate jumped up to 220 beats a minute during the races, which was scary. I’ve had different diagnoses from stress with my work to potentially low blood sugar’, he explains.
Then, a year ago, he was finally given a diagnosis. After an event where his heart raced constantly at 220BPM, he decided he’d had enough and went back to his cardiologist and demanded answers.
‘My doctor told me to buy a Kardia monitor, which is an ECG device you attach to your phone so you can track a cardiac event when it happens. The day after I bought it, I had an episode and caught it with the monitor, sent it to my cardiologist, and he knew immediately what it w *** Lo
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Herzerkrankung von den Doktoren übersehen: Dan Cipriani konnte dank seiner neuen Smartwatch selbst eine supraventrikuläre Tachykardie diagnostizieren
SONDERKONDITIONEN: Satzpreis!
WORDS BYLINE: Sarah Ingram
The symptoms were scary. Dan Cipriani’s heart rate would speed up and he would feel lightheaded and dizzy - sometimes while exercising and at others while he was at rest.
Dan first went to the doctor when he was 13 with sudden random onset palpitations, but he left the GP’s office without answers.
Dan went back another five times over the years and always left with doctors scratching their heads.
He was given a battery of tests; wearing a heart monitor for days on end or booking into hospital for echocardiograms and ECGs - but nothing was conclusive.
Meanwhile, the episodes kept happening. Dan’s heart rate would reach 220 BPM while sitting down; when it should have been between 60 and 100.
The 32-year-old banking director from London has always been fitness-mad.
He has run countless sub-three hour marathons, three ultra marathons including one 100-mile race and has competed in an Ironman.
He could not be healthier, but each time he would exercise, he would experience these troubling episodes.
‘They happened probably once a fortnight but then became more frequent over the last two years and would last longer, perhaps up to a minute,’ he says.
‘They also always happened during intense exercise. I did an Ironman triathlon and the London Marathon, and my heart rate jumped up to 220 beats a minute during the races, which was scary. I’ve had different diagnoses from stress with my work to potentially low blood sugar’, he explains.
Then, a year ago, he was finally given a diagnosis. After an event where his heart raced constantly at 220BPM, he decided he’d had enough and went back to his cardiologist and demanded answers.
‘My doctor told me to buy a Kardia monitor, which is an ECG device you attach to your phone so you can track a cardiac event when it happens. The day after I bought it, I had an episode and caught it with the monitor, sent it to my cardiologist, and he knew immediately what it w *** Lo
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Herzerkrankung von den Doktoren übersehen: Dan Cipriani konnte dank seiner neuen Smartwatch selbst eine supraventrikuläre Tachykardie diagnostizieren
SONDERKONDITIONEN: Satzpreis!
WORDS BYLINE: Sarah Ingram
The symptoms were scary. Dan Cipriani’s heart rate would speed up and he would feel lightheaded and dizzy - sometimes while exercising and at others while he was at rest.
Dan first went to the doctor when he was 13 with sudden random onset palpitations, but he left the GP’s office without answers.
Dan went back another five times over the years and always left with doctors scratching their heads.
He was given a battery of tests; wearing a heart monitor for days on end or booking into hospital for echocardiograms and ECGs - but nothing was conclusive.
Meanwhile, the episodes kept happening. Dan’s heart rate would reach 220 BPM while sitting down; when it should have been between 60 and 100.
The 32-year-old banking director from London has always been fitness-mad.
He has run countless sub-three hour marathons, three ultra marathons including one 100-mile race and has competed in an Ironman.
He could not be healthier, but each time he would exercise, he would experience these troubling episodes.
‘They happened probably once a fortnight but then became more frequent over the last two years and would last longer, perhaps up to a minute,’ he says.
‘They also always happened during intense exercise. I did an Ironman triathlon and the London Marathon, and my heart rate jumped up to 220 beats a minute during the races, which was scary. I’ve had different diagnoses from stress with my work to potentially low blood sugar’, he explains.
Then, a year ago, he was finally given a diagnosis. After an event where his heart raced constantly at 220BPM, he decided he’d had enough and went back to his cardiologist and demanded answers.
‘My doctor told me to buy a Kardia monitor, which is an ECG device you attach to your phone so you can track a cardiac event when it happens. The day after I bought it, I had an episode and caught it with the monitor, sent it to my cardiologist, and he knew immediately what it w *** Lo
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Herzerkrankung von den Doktoren übersehen: Dan Cipriani konnte dank seiner neuen Smartwatch selbst eine supraventrikuläre Tachykardie diagnostizieren
SONDERKONDITIONEN: Satzpreis!
WORDS BYLINE: Sarah Ingram
The symptoms were scary. Dan Cipriani’s heart rate would speed up and he would feel lightheaded and dizzy - sometimes while exercising and at others while he was at rest.
Dan first went to the doctor when he was 13 with sudden random onset palpitations, but he left the GP’s office without answers.
Dan went back another five times over the years and always left with doctors scratching their heads.
He was given a battery of tests; wearing a heart monitor for days on end or booking into hospital for echocardiograms and ECGs - but nothing was conclusive.
Meanwhile, the episodes kept happening. Dan’s heart rate would reach 220 BPM while sitting down; when it should have been between 60 and 100.
The 32-year-old banking director from London has always been fitness-mad.
He has run countless sub-three hour marathons, three ultra marathons including one 100-mile race and has competed in an Ironman.
He could not be healthier, but each time he would exercise, he would experience these troubling episodes.
‘They happened probably once a fortnight but then became more frequent over the last two years and would last longer, perhaps up to a minute,’ he says.
‘They also always happened during intense exercise. I did an Ironman triathlon and the London Marathon, and my heart rate jumped up to 220 beats a minute during the races, which was scary. I’ve had different diagnoses from stress with my work to potentially low blood sugar’, he explains.
Then, a year ago, he was finally given a diagnosis. After an event where his heart raced constantly at 220BPM, he decided he’d had enough and went back to his cardiologist and demanded answers.
‘My doctor told me to buy a Kardia monitor, which is an ECG device you attach to your phone so you can track a cardiac event when it happens. The day after I bought it, I had an episode and caught it with the monitor, sent it to my cardiologist, and he knew immediately what it w *** Lo
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FEATURE - Schon mit 22 Jahren: Andre Yarham aus Norwich leidet an Demenz
SONDERKONDITIONEN: PREISABSPRACHE! *EXCLUSIVE*
Andre Yarham, 22, who has been diagnosed with early-onset dementia. See SWNS story SWLSdementia. The mother of a 22-year-old man diagnosed with early-onset dementia is calling for greater awareness of the disease in young people. Mum Sam Fairbairn, 47, said it was a "devastating blow" to learn that her son Andre Yarham was diagnosed with dementia at just 22 years old. Andre, from Norwich, Norfolk, is among just 0.1 per cent of the UK population to receive a form of dementia diagnosis under the age of 65 in October 2023. Mum Sam has now had to give up her job as a driver for Sanders Coaches to become Andre's full time carer. / action press (FOTO: DUKAS/ACTIONPRESS) *** Local Caption *** 44023157
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FEATURE - Schon mit 22 Jahren: Andre Yarham aus Norwich leidet an Demenz
SONDERKONDITIONEN: PREISABSPRACHE! *EXCLUSIVE*
Andre Yarham at Truckfest when he was younger. See SWNS story SWLSdementia. The mother of a 22-year-old man diagnosed with early-onset dementia is calling for greater awareness of the disease in young people. Mum Sam Fairbairn, 47, said it was a "devastating blow" to learn that her son Andre Yarham was diagnosed with dementia at just 22 years old. Andre, from Norwich, Norfolk, is among just 0.1 per cent of the UK population to receive a form of dementia diagnosis under the age of 65 in October 2023. Mum Sam has now had to give up her job as a driver for Sanders Coaches to become Andre's full time carer. / action press (FOTO: DUKAS/ACTIONPRESS) *** Local Caption *** 44023161
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FEATURE - Schon mit 22 Jahren: Andre Yarham aus Norwich leidet an Demenz
SONDERKONDITIONEN: PREISABSPRACHE! *EXCLUSIVE*
Sam Fairbairn and son Andre Yarham. See SWNS story SWLSdementia. The mother of a 22-year-old man diagnosed with early-onset dementia is calling for greater awareness of the disease in young people. Mum Sam Fairbairn, 47, said it was a "devastating blow" to learn that her son Andre Yarham was diagnosed with dementia at just 22 years old. Andre, from Norwich, Norfolk, is among just 0.1 per cent of the UK population to receive a form of dementia diagnosis under the age of 65 in October 2023. Mum Sam has now had to give up her job as a driver for Sanders Coaches to become Andre's full time carer. / action press (FOTO: DUKAS/ACTIONPRESS) *** Local Caption *** 44023164
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FEATURE - Schon mit 22 Jahren: Andre Yarham aus Norwich leidet an Demenz
SONDERKONDITIONEN: PREISABSPRACHE! *EXCLUSIVE*
Andre Yarham at his 21st birthday. See SWNS story SWLSdementia. The mother of a 22-year-old man diagnosed with early-onset dementia is calling for greater awareness of the disease in young people. Mum Sam Fairbairn, 47, said it was a "devastating blow" to learn that her son Andre Yarham was diagnosed with dementia at just 22 years old. Andre, from Norwich, Norfolk, is among just 0.1 per cent of the UK population to receive a form of dementia diagnosis under the age of 65 in October 2023. Mum Sam has now had to give up her job as a driver for Sanders Coaches to become Andre's full time carer. / action press (FOTO: DUKAS/ACTIONPRESS) *** Local Caption *** 44023159
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SCHICKSALE - Augenuntersuchung bestätigt einen grossen Tumor im Kopf von Natalie Marriott
Natalie's 'thankful' bracelet charm with the date of her op. PA Real Life/Collect *** Terrified mum feared for her life when a routine eye test
revealed a satsuma-sized tumour lurking inside her skull
By Jessica Frank-Keyes, PA Real Life
A terrified mum feared she would not live to see her children's weddings when a routine eye
test detected a brain tumour the size of a satsuma lurking inside her skull.
A headache sufferer since childhood, when primary school financial officer Natalie Marriott, 40,
also started having blurred vision and dizziness five years ago she disagreed with the doctor's
diagnosis of migraines, so ignored her medication and sought no further help.
It was only when the mum-of-two, of Coalville, Leicestershire, who wears glasses for shortsightedness, went to Specsavers for her regular check-up on her day off on Thursday March 18
2021, that she discovered there was something seriously wrong.
Natalie, who has a daughter, aged nine, and a son, aged 12,with her financial compliance
officer husband, Paul Marriott, 41, said: They offered me an OCT (optical coherence
tomography) scan for an extra £10, which I agreed to.
"The optician noticed some swelling in my optic nerve and, to be on the safe side, they sent me
to eye casualty.
Arriving at Leicester Royal Infirmary at midday, tests confirmed her optic nerve was swollen
making doctors wonder if she had hydrocephalus, which is a build-up of fluid on the brain.
But a CT scan later that night revealed a large tumour in the front of her brain.
She said: It was a total shock. I was admitted straight onto the ward to wait for an MRI scan.
Luckily, Paul had been waiting around, so was with me when they broke the news.
I was in tears, thinking that was it and I was going to die. You just think the worst straight
away.
I kept saying to Paul, 'What about the kids?' My first thought was not being at my daughters
wedding.
Natalie had always lived with headaches, so only saw a doctor ***
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SCHICKSALE - Augenuntersuchung bestätigt einen grossen Tumor im Kopf von Natalie Marriott
Natalie and Paul at Halloween. PA Real Life/Collect *** Terrified mum feared for her life when a routine eye test
revealed a satsuma-sized tumour lurking inside her skull
By Jessica Frank-Keyes, PA Real Life
A terrified mum feared she would not live to see her children's weddings when a routine eye
test detected a brain tumour the size of a satsuma lurking inside her skull.
A headache sufferer since childhood, when primary school financial officer Natalie Marriott, 40,
also started having blurred vision and dizziness five years ago she disagreed with the doctor's
diagnosis of migraines, so ignored her medication and sought no further help.
It was only when the mum-of-two, of Coalville, Leicestershire, who wears glasses for shortsightedness, went to Specsavers for her regular check-up on her day off on Thursday March 18
2021, that she discovered there was something seriously wrong.
Natalie, who has a daughter, aged nine, and a son, aged 12,with her financial compliance
officer husband, Paul Marriott, 41, said: They offered me an OCT (optical coherence
tomography) scan for an extra £10, which I agreed to.
"The optician noticed some swelling in my optic nerve and, to be on the safe side, they sent me
to eye casualty.
Arriving at Leicester Royal Infirmary at midday, tests confirmed her optic nerve was swollen
making doctors wonder if she had hydrocephalus, which is a build-up of fluid on the brain.
But a CT scan later that night revealed a large tumour in the front of her brain.
She said: It was a total shock. I was admitted straight onto the ward to wait for an MRI scan.
Luckily, Paul had been waiting around, so was with me when they broke the news.
I was in tears, thinking that was it and I was going to die. You just think the worst straight
away.
I kept saying to Paul, 'What about the kids?' My first thought was not being at my daughters
wedding.
Natalie had always lived with headaches, so only saw a doctor when, around five years ago, ***
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SCHICKSALE - Augenuntersuchung bestätigt einen grossen Tumor im Kopf von Natalie Marriott
Natalie and Paul on their wedding day in July 2006. PA Real Life/Collect *** Terrified mum feared for her life when a routine eye test
revealed a satsuma-sized tumour lurking inside her skull
By Jessica Frank-Keyes, PA Real Life
A terrified mum feared she would not live to see her children's weddings when a routine eye
test detected a brain tumour the size of a satsuma lurking inside her skull.
A headache sufferer since childhood, when primary school financial officer Natalie Marriott, 40,
also started having blurred vision and dizziness five years ago she disagreed with the doctor's
diagnosis of migraines, so ignored her medication and sought no further help.
It was only when the mum-of-two, of Coalville, Leicestershire, who wears glasses for shortsightedness, went to Specsavers for her regular check-up on her day off on Thursday March 18
2021, that she discovered there was something seriously wrong.
Natalie, who has a daughter, aged nine, and a son, aged 12,with her financial compliance
officer husband, Paul Marriott, 41, said: They offered me an OCT (optical coherence
tomography) scan for an extra £10, which I agreed to.
"The optician noticed some swelling in my optic nerve and, to be on the safe side, they sent me
to eye casualty.
Arriving at Leicester Royal Infirmary at midday, tests confirmed her optic nerve was swollen
making doctors wonder if she had hydrocephalus, which is a build-up of fluid on the brain.
But a CT scan later that night revealed a large tumour in the front of her brain.
She said: It was a total shock. I was admitted straight onto the ward to wait for an MRI scan.
Luckily, Paul had been waiting around, so was with me when they broke the news.
I was in tears, thinking that was it and I was going to die. You just think the worst straight
away.
I kept saying to Paul, 'What about the kids?' My first thought was not being at my daughters
wedding.
Natalie had always lived with headaches, so only saw a doctor when, ar ***
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DUK10142940_013
SCHICKSALE - Augenuntersuchung bestätigt einen grossen Tumor im Kopf von Natalie Marriott
Natalie pictured at home two weeks after her operation. PA Real Life/Collect *** Terrified mum feared for her life when a routine eye test
revealed a satsuma-sized tumour lurking inside her skull
By Jessica Frank-Keyes, PA Real Life
A terrified mum feared she would not live to see her children's weddings when a routine eye
test detected a brain tumour the size of a satsuma lurking inside her skull.
A headache sufferer since childhood, when primary school financial officer Natalie Marriott, 40,
also started having blurred vision and dizziness five years ago she disagreed with the doctor's
diagnosis of migraines, so ignored her medication and sought no further help.
It was only when the mum-of-two, of Coalville, Leicestershire, who wears glasses for shortsightedness, went to Specsavers for her regular check-up on her day off on Thursday March 18
2021, that she discovered there was something seriously wrong.
Natalie, who has a daughter, aged nine, and a son, aged 12,with her financial compliance
officer husband, Paul Marriott, 41, said: They offered me an OCT (optical coherence
tomography) scan for an extra £10, which I agreed to.
"The optician noticed some swelling in my optic nerve and, to be on the safe side, they sent me
to eye casualty.
Arriving at Leicester Royal Infirmary at midday, tests confirmed her optic nerve was swollen
making doctors wonder if she had hydrocephalus, which is a build-up of fluid on the brain.
But a CT scan later that night revealed a large tumour in the front of her brain.
She said: It was a total shock. I was admitted straight onto the ward to wait for an MRI scan.
Luckily, Paul had been waiting around, so was with me when they broke the news.
I was in tears, thinking that was it and I was going to die. You just think the worst straight
away.
I kept saying to Paul, 'What about the kids?' My first thought was not being at my daughters
wedding.
Natalie had always lived with headaches, so only saw a doctor when ***
(c) Dukas -
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SCHICKSALE - Augenuntersuchung bestätigt einen grossen Tumor im Kopf von Natalie Marriott
Natalie and Paul at a family party. PA Real Life/Collect *** Terrified mum feared for her life when a routine eye test
revealed a satsuma-sized tumour lurking inside her skull
By Jessica Frank-Keyes, PA Real Life
A terrified mum feared she would not live to see her children's weddings when a routine eye
test detected a brain tumour the size of a satsuma lurking inside her skull.
A headache sufferer since childhood, when primary school financial officer Natalie Marriott, 40,
also started having blurred vision and dizziness five years ago she disagreed with the doctor's
diagnosis of migraines, so ignored her medication and sought no further help.
It was only when the mum-of-two, of Coalville, Leicestershire, who wears glasses for shortsightedness, went to Specsavers for her regular check-up on her day off on Thursday March 18
2021, that she discovered there was something seriously wrong.
Natalie, who has a daughter, aged nine, and a son, aged 12,with her financial compliance
officer husband, Paul Marriott, 41, said: They offered me an OCT (optical coherence
tomography) scan for an extra £10, which I agreed to.
"The optician noticed some swelling in my optic nerve and, to be on the safe side, they sent me
to eye casualty.
Arriving at Leicester Royal Infirmary at midday, tests confirmed her optic nerve was swollen
making doctors wonder if she had hydrocephalus, which is a build-up of fluid on the brain.
But a CT scan later that night revealed a large tumour in the front of her brain.
She said: It was a total shock. I was admitted straight onto the ward to wait for an MRI scan.
Luckily, Paul had been waiting around, so was with me when they broke the news.
I was in tears, thinking that was it and I was going to die. You just think the worst straight
away.
I kept saying to Paul, 'What about the kids?' My first thought was not being at my daughters
wedding.
Natalie had always lived with headaches, so only saw a doctor when, around five years ***
(c) Dukas -
DUK10142940_011
SCHICKSALE - Augenuntersuchung bestätigt einen grossen Tumor im Kopf von Natalie Marriott
Natalie and Paul at a friend's party. PA Real Life/Collect *** Terrified mum feared for her life when a routine eye test
revealed a satsuma-sized tumour lurking inside her skull
By Jessica Frank-Keyes, PA Real Life
A terrified mum feared she would not live to see her children's weddings when a routine eye
test detected a brain tumour the size of a satsuma lurking inside her skull.
A headache sufferer since childhood, when primary school financial officer Natalie Marriott, 40,
also started having blurred vision and dizziness five years ago she disagreed with the doctor's
diagnosis of migraines, so ignored her medication and sought no further help.
It was only when the mum-of-two, of Coalville, Leicestershire, who wears glasses for shortsightedness, went to Specsavers for her regular check-up on her day off on Thursday March 18
2021, that she discovered there was something seriously wrong.
Natalie, who has a daughter, aged nine, and a son, aged 12,with her financial compliance
officer husband, Paul Marriott, 41, said: They offered me an OCT (optical coherence
tomography) scan for an extra £10, which I agreed to.
"The optician noticed some swelling in my optic nerve and, to be on the safe side, they sent me
to eye casualty.
Arriving at Leicester Royal Infirmary at midday, tests confirmed her optic nerve was swollen
making doctors wonder if she had hydrocephalus, which is a build-up of fluid on the brain.
But a CT scan later that night revealed a large tumour in the front of her brain.
She said: It was a total shock. I was admitted straight onto the ward to wait for an MRI scan.
Luckily, Paul had been waiting around, so was with me when they broke the news.
I was in tears, thinking that was it and I was going to die. You just think the worst straight
away.
I kept saying to Paul, 'What about the kids?' My first thought was not being at my daughters
wedding.
Natalie had always lived with headaches, so only saw a doctor when, around five year ***
(c) Dukas -
DUK10142940_010
SCHICKSALE - Augenuntersuchung bestätigt einen grossen Tumor im Kopf von Natalie Marriott
Natalie and Paul on holiday. PA Real Life/Collect *** Terrified mum feared for her life when a routine eye test
revealed a satsuma-sized tumour lurking inside her skull
By Jessica Frank-Keyes, PA Real Life
A terrified mum feared she would not live to see her children's weddings when a routine eye
test detected a brain tumour the size of a satsuma lurking inside her skull.
A headache sufferer since childhood, when primary school financial officer Natalie Marriott, 40,
also started having blurred vision and dizziness five years ago she disagreed with the doctor's
diagnosis of migraines, so ignored her medication and sought no further help.
It was only when the mum-of-two, of Coalville, Leicestershire, who wears glasses for shortsightedness, went to Specsavers for her regular check-up on her day off on Thursday March 18
2021, that she discovered there was something seriously wrong.
Natalie, who has a daughter, aged nine, and a son, aged 12,with her financial compliance
officer husband, Paul Marriott, 41, said: They offered me an OCT (optical coherence
tomography) scan for an extra £10, which I agreed to.
"The optician noticed some swelling in my optic nerve and, to be on the safe side, they sent me
to eye casualty.
Arriving at Leicester Royal Infirmary at midday, tests confirmed her optic nerve was swollen
making doctors wonder if she had hydrocephalus, which is a build-up of fluid on the brain.
But a CT scan later that night revealed a large tumour in the front of her brain.
She said: It was a total shock. I was admitted straight onto the ward to wait for an MRI scan.
Luckily, Paul had been waiting around, so was with me when they broke the news.
I was in tears, thinking that was it and I was going to die. You just think the worst straight
away.
I kept saying to Paul, 'What about the kids?' My first thought was not being at my daughters
wedding.
Natalie had always lived with headaches, so only saw a doctor when, around five years ago, sh ***
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DUK10142940_009
SCHICKSALE - Augenuntersuchung bestätigt einen grossen Tumor im Kopf von Natalie Marriott
Natalie and Paul at Harry Potter World. PA Real Life/Collect *** Terrified mum feared for her life when a routine eye test
revealed a satsuma-sized tumour lurking inside her skull
By Jessica Frank-Keyes, PA Real Life
A terrified mum feared she would not live to see her children's weddings when a routine eye
test detected a brain tumour the size of a satsuma lurking inside her skull.
A headache sufferer since childhood, when primary school financial officer Natalie Marriott, 40,
also started having blurred vision and dizziness five years ago she disagreed with the doctor's
diagnosis of migraines, so ignored her medication and sought no further help.
It was only when the mum-of-two, of Coalville, Leicestershire, who wears glasses for shortsightedness, went to Specsavers for her regular check-up on her day off on Thursday March 18
2021, that she discovered there was something seriously wrong.
Natalie, who has a daughter, aged nine, and a son, aged 12,with her financial compliance
officer husband, Paul Marriott, 41, said: They offered me an OCT (optical coherence
tomography) scan for an extra £10, which I agreed to.
"The optician noticed some swelling in my optic nerve and, to be on the safe side, they sent me
to eye casualty.
Arriving at Leicester Royal Infirmary at midday, tests confirmed her optic nerve was swollen
making doctors wonder if she had hydrocephalus, which is a build-up of fluid on the brain.
But a CT scan later that night revealed a large tumour in the front of her brain.
She said: It was a total shock. I was admitted straight onto the ward to wait for an MRI scan.
Luckily, Paul had been waiting around, so was with me when they broke the news.
I was in tears, thinking that was it and I was going to die. You just think the worst straight
away.
I kept saying to Paul, 'What about the kids?' My first thought was not being at my daughters
wedding.
Natalie had always lived with headaches, so only saw a doctor when, around five ye ***
(c) Dukas -
DUK10142940_008
SCHICKSALE - Augenuntersuchung bestätigt einen grossen Tumor im Kopf von Natalie Marriott
Natalie and Paul on the London Eye. PA Real Life/Collect *** Terrified mum feared for her life when a routine eye test
revealed a satsuma-sized tumour lurking inside her skull
By Jessica Frank-Keyes, PA Real Life
A terrified mum feared she would not live to see her children's weddings when a routine eye
test detected a brain tumour the size of a satsuma lurking inside her skull.
A headache sufferer since childhood, when primary school financial officer Natalie Marriott, 40,
also started having blurred vision and dizziness five years ago she disagreed with the doctor's
diagnosis of migraines, so ignored her medication and sought no further help.
It was only when the mum-of-two, of Coalville, Leicestershire, who wears glasses for shortsightedness, went to Specsavers for her regular check-up on her day off on Thursday March 18
2021, that she discovered there was something seriously wrong.
Natalie, who has a daughter, aged nine, and a son, aged 12,with her financial compliance
officer husband, Paul Marriott, 41, said: They offered me an OCT (optical coherence
tomography) scan for an extra £10, which I agreed to.
"The optician noticed some swelling in my optic nerve and, to be on the safe side, they sent me
to eye casualty.
Arriving at Leicester Royal Infirmary at midday, tests confirmed her optic nerve was swollen
making doctors wonder if she had hydrocephalus, which is a build-up of fluid on the brain.
But a CT scan later that night revealed a large tumour in the front of her brain.
She said: It was a total shock. I was admitted straight onto the ward to wait for an MRI scan.
Luckily, Paul had been waiting around, so was with me when they broke the news.
I was in tears, thinking that was it and I was going to die. You just think the worst straight
away.
I kept saying to Paul, 'What about the kids?' My first thought was not being at my daughters
wedding.
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Natalie's scar five days after the craniotomy. PA Real Life/Collect *** Terrified mum feared for her life when a routine eye test
revealed a satsuma-sized tumour lurking inside her skull
By Jessica Frank-Keyes, PA Real Life
A terrified mum feared she would not live to see her children's weddings when a routine eye
test detected a brain tumour the size of a satsuma lurking inside her skull.
A headache sufferer since childhood, when primary school financial officer Natalie Marriott, 40,
also started having blurred vision and dizziness five years ago she disagreed with the doctor's
diagnosis of migraines, so ignored her medication and sought no further help.
It was only when the mum-of-two, of Coalville, Leicestershire, who wears glasses for shortsightedness, went to Specsavers for her regular check-up on her day off on Thursday March 18
2021, that she discovered there was something seriously wrong.
Natalie, who has a daughter, aged nine, and a son, aged 12,with her financial compliance
officer husband, Paul Marriott, 41, said: They offered me an OCT (optical coherence
tomography) scan for an extra £10, which I agreed to.
"The optician noticed some swelling in my optic nerve and, to be on the safe side, they sent me
to eye casualty.
Arriving at Leicester Royal Infirmary at midday, tests confirmed her optic nerve was swollen
making doctors wonder if she had hydrocephalus, which is a build-up of fluid on the brain.
But a CT scan later that night revealed a large tumour in the front of her brain.
She said: It was a total shock. I was admitted straight onto the ward to wait for an MRI scan.
Luckily, Paul had been waiting around, so was with me when they broke the news.
I was in tears, thinking that was it and I was going to die. You just think the worst straight
away.
I kept saying to Paul, 'What about the kids?' My first thought was not being at my daughters
wedding.
Natalie had always lived with headaches, so only saw a doctor when, around ***
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Natalie and Paul out at the theatre. PA Real Life/Collect *** Terrified mum feared for her life when a routine eye test
revealed a satsuma-sized tumour lurking inside her skull
By Jessica Frank-Keyes, PA Real Life
A terrified mum feared she would not live to see her children's weddings when a routine eye
test detected a brain tumour the size of a satsuma lurking inside her skull.
A headache sufferer since childhood, when primary school financial officer Natalie Marriott, 40,
also started having blurred vision and dizziness five years ago she disagreed with the doctor's
diagnosis of migraines, so ignored her medication and sought no further help.
It was only when the mum-of-two, of Coalville, Leicestershire, who wears glasses for shortsightedness, went to Specsavers for her regular check-up on her day off on Thursday March 18
2021, that she discovered there was something seriously wrong.
Natalie, who has a daughter, aged nine, and a son, aged 12,with her financial compliance
officer husband, Paul Marriott, 41, said: They offered me an OCT (optical coherence
tomography) scan for an extra £10, which I agreed to.
"The optician noticed some swelling in my optic nerve and, to be on the safe side, they sent me
to eye casualty.
Arriving at Leicester Royal Infirmary at midday, tests confirmed her optic nerve was swollen
making doctors wonder if she had hydrocephalus, which is a build-up of fluid on the brain.
But a CT scan later that night revealed a large tumour in the front of her brain.
She said: It was a total shock. I was admitted straight onto the ward to wait for an MRI scan.
Luckily, Paul had been waiting around, so was with me when they broke the news.
I was in tears, thinking that was it and I was going to die. You just think the worst straight
away.
I kept saying to Paul, 'What about the kids?' My first thought was not being at my daughters
wedding.
Natalie had always lived with headaches, so only saw a doctor when, around five years ***
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Natalie at home five days after surgery. PA Real Life/Collect *** Terrified mum feared for her life when a routine eye test
revealed a satsuma-sized tumour lurking inside her skull
By Jessica Frank-Keyes, PA Real Life
A terrified mum feared she would not live to see her children's weddings when a routine eye
test detected a brain tumour the size of a satsuma lurking inside her skull.
A headache sufferer since childhood, when primary school financial officer Natalie Marriott, 40,
also started having blurred vision and dizziness five years ago she disagreed with the doctor's
diagnosis of migraines, so ignored her medication and sought no further help.
It was only when the mum-of-two, of Coalville, Leicestershire, who wears glasses for shortsightedness, went to Specsavers for her regular check-up on her day off on Thursday March 18
2021, that she discovered there was something seriously wrong.
Natalie, who has a daughter, aged nine, and a son, aged 12,with her financial compliance
officer husband, Paul Marriott, 41, said: They offered me an OCT (optical coherence
tomography) scan for an extra £10, which I agreed to.
"The optician noticed some swelling in my optic nerve and, to be on the safe side, they sent me
to eye casualty.
Arriving at Leicester Royal Infirmary at midday, tests confirmed her optic nerve was swollen
making doctors wonder if she had hydrocephalus, which is a build-up of fluid on the brain.
But a CT scan later that night revealed a large tumour in the front of her brain.
She said: It was a total shock. I was admitted straight onto the ward to wait for an MRI scan.
Luckily, Paul had been waiting around, so was with me when they broke the news.
I was in tears, thinking that was it and I was going to die. You just think the worst straight
away.
I kept saying to Paul, 'What about the kids?' My first thought was not being at my daughters
wedding.
Natalie had always lived with headaches, so only saw a doctor when, around five y ***
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Natalie's scar in hospital three days after surgery. PA Real Life/Collect *** Terrified mum feared for her life when a routine eye test
revealed a satsuma-sized tumour lurking inside her skull
By Jessica Frank-Keyes, PA Real Life
A terrified mum feared she would not live to see her children's weddings when a routine eye
test detected a brain tumour the size of a satsuma lurking inside her skull.
A headache sufferer since childhood, when primary school financial officer Natalie Marriott, 40,
also started having blurred vision and dizziness five years ago she disagreed with the doctor's
diagnosis of migraines, so ignored her medication and sought no further help.
It was only when the mum-of-two, of Coalville, Leicestershire, who wears glasses for shortsightedness, went to Specsavers for her regular check-up on her day off on Thursday March 18
2021, that she discovered there was something seriously wrong.
Natalie, who has a daughter, aged nine, and a son, aged 12,with her financial compliance
officer husband, Paul Marriott, 41, said: They offered me an OCT (optical coherence
tomography) scan for an extra £10, which I agreed to.
"The optician noticed some swelling in my optic nerve and, to be on the safe side, they sent me
to eye casualty.
Arriving at Leicester Royal Infirmary at midday, tests confirmed her optic nerve was swollen
making doctors wonder if she had hydrocephalus, which is a build-up of fluid on the brain.
But a CT scan later that night revealed a large tumour in the front of her brain.
She said: It was a total shock. I was admitted straight onto the ward to wait for an MRI scan.
Luckily, Paul had been waiting around, so was with me when they broke the news.
I was in tears, thinking that was it and I was going to die. You just think the worst straight
away.
I kept saying to Paul, 'What about the kids?' My first thought was not being at my daughters
wedding.
Natalie had always lived with headaches, so only saw a doctor when, a ***
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Natalie two days after her craniotomy. PA Real Life/Collect *** Terrified mum feared for her life when a routine eye test
revealed a satsuma-sized tumour lurking inside her skull
By Jessica Frank-Keyes, PA Real Life
A terrified mum feared she would not live to see her children's weddings when a routine eye
test detected a brain tumour the size of a satsuma lurking inside her skull.
A headache sufferer since childhood, when primary school financial officer Natalie Marriott, 40,
also started having blurred vision and dizziness five years ago she disagreed with the doctor's
diagnosis of migraines, so ignored her medication and sought no further help.
It was only when the mum-of-two, of Coalville, Leicestershire, who wears glasses for shortsightedness, went to Specsavers for her regular check-up on her day off on Thursday March 18
2021, that she discovered there was something seriously wrong.
Natalie, who has a daughter, aged nine, and a son, aged 12,with her financial compliance
officer husband, Paul Marriott, 41, said: They offered me an OCT (optical coherence
tomography) scan for an extra £10, which I agreed to.
"The optician noticed some swelling in my optic nerve and, to be on the safe side, they sent me
to eye casualty.
Arriving at Leicester Royal Infirmary at midday, tests confirmed her optic nerve was swollen
making doctors wonder if she had hydrocephalus, which is a build-up of fluid on the brain.
But a CT scan later that night revealed a large tumour in the front of her brain.
She said: It was a total shock. I was admitted straight onto the ward to wait for an MRI scan.
Luckily, Paul had been waiting around, so was with me when they broke the news.
I was in tears, thinking that was it and I was going to die. You just think the worst straight
away.
I kept saying to Paul, 'What about the kids?' My first thought was not being at my daughters
wedding.
Natalie had always lived with headaches, so only saw a doctor when, around five yea ***
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Natalie, pictured the day after her surgery. PA Real Life/Collect *** Terrified mum feared for her life when a routine eye test
revealed a satsuma-sized tumour lurking inside her skull
By Jessica Frank-Keyes, PA Real Life
A terrified mum feared she would not live to see her children's weddings when a routine eye
test detected a brain tumour the size of a satsuma lurking inside her skull.
A headache sufferer since childhood, when primary school financial officer Natalie Marriott, 40,
also started having blurred vision and dizziness five years ago she disagreed with the doctor's
diagnosis of migraines, so ignored her medication and sought no further help.
It was only when the mum-of-two, of Coalville, Leicestershire, who wears glasses for shortsightedness, went to Specsavers for her regular check-up on her day off on Thursday March 18
2021, that she discovered there was something seriously wrong.
Natalie, who has a daughter, aged nine, and a son, aged 12,with her financial compliance
officer husband, Paul Marriott, 41, said: They offered me an OCT (optical coherence
tomography) scan for an extra £10, which I agreed to.
"The optician noticed some swelling in my optic nerve and, to be on the safe side, they sent me
to eye casualty.
Arriving at Leicester Royal Infirmary at midday, tests confirmed her optic nerve was swollen
making doctors wonder if she had hydrocephalus, which is a build-up of fluid on the brain.
But a CT scan later that night revealed a large tumour in the front of her brain.
She said: It was a total shock. I was admitted straight onto the ward to wait for an MRI scan.
Luckily, Paul had been waiting around, so was with me when they broke the news.
I was in tears, thinking that was it and I was going to die. You just think the worst straight
away.
I kept saying to Paul, 'What about the kids?' My first thought was not being at my daughters
wedding.
Natalie had always lived with headaches, so only saw a doctor when, around fi ***
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The scan photo of Natalie's tumour. PA Real Life/Collect *** Terrified mum feared for her life when a routine eye test
revealed a satsuma-sized tumour lurking inside her skull
By Jessica Frank-Keyes, PA Real Life
A terrified mum feared she would not live to see her children's weddings when a routine eye
test detected a brain tumour the size of a satsuma lurking inside her skull.
A headache sufferer since childhood, when primary school financial officer Natalie Marriott, 40,
also started having blurred vision and dizziness five years ago she disagreed with the doctor's
diagnosis of migraines, so ignored her medication and sought no further help.
It was only when the mum-of-two, of Coalville, Leicestershire, who wears glasses for shortsightedness, went to Specsavers for her regular check-up on her day off on Thursday March 18
2021, that she discovered there was something seriously wrong.
Natalie, who has a daughter, aged nine, and a son, aged 12,with her financial compliance
officer husband, Paul Marriott, 41, said: They offered me an OCT (optical coherence
tomography) scan for an extra £10, which I agreed to.
"The optician noticed some swelling in my optic nerve and, to be on the safe side, they sent me
to eye casualty.
Arriving at Leicester Royal Infirmary at midday, tests confirmed her optic nerve was swollen
making doctors wonder if she had hydrocephalus, which is a build-up of fluid on the brain.
But a CT scan later that night revealed a large tumour in the front of her brain.
She said: It was a total shock. I was admitted straight onto the ward to wait for an MRI scan.
Luckily, Paul had been waiting around, so was with me when they broke the news.
I was in tears, thinking that was it and I was going to die. You just think the worst straight
away.
I kept saying to Paul, 'What about the kids?' My first thought was not being at my daughters
wedding.
Natalie had always lived with headaches, so only saw a doctor when, around five years ***
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Christina's heart function is still not back to normal. PA REAL LIFE *** Gym-bunny diagnosed with rare heart disease during pregnancy devastated to be told
a second baby could kill her
By Jessica Frank-Keyes and James Butler, PA Real Life
A "gymaholic" who longed for a bigger family has been told a second baby could kill
her after being struck by a rare heart disease in pregnancy which reduced its function
by at least two thirds.
Super-fit town planner Christina Marginson, 41, and her graphic designer husband,
Andrew, 37, were overjoyed when they discovered they were expecting Layla, now
nine, in 2011 - just months after tying the knot.
But, at 26 weeks, she began having palpitations and feeling breathless, going on to
be diagnosed with peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) a rare heart muscle disease
occurring during or soon after pregnancy, making the organ enlarged, weakened and
less able to pump blood efficiently.
Christina delivered baby Layla, who was born weighing 7lb, on February 7, 2012, by
planned C-section at 37 weeks, despite her doctors at one point worrying that the
strain the pregnancy was putting on her heart was endangering her life.
Now she has her beloved Layla - despite spending 48 hours in intensive care after the
traumatic delivery - the mum of Preston, Lancashire, would happily go through it all
again and regards the news that another pregnancy could kill her as a "tragedy".
She said: I grew up with a brother and Id always longed to have two children and to
give my daughter a sibling to play with.
I was in total denial at first and begged my consultants to change their minds.
It was heartbreaking.
In 2011, newly-weds Christina, who described herself as a "gymaholic", and Andrew
were delighted to discover they had a baby on the way.
Christina said: Becoming a mum was a real priority for me.
We were really lucky in conceiving so quickly and had no problems.
It was also the first grandchild for both sets of parents, so ev
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Christina and toddler daughter Layla at the pool. PA REAL LIFE *** Gym-bunny diagnosed with rare heart disease during pregnancy devastated to be told
a second baby could kill her
By Jessica Frank-Keyes and James Butler, PA Real Life
A "gymaholic" who longed for a bigger family has been told a second baby could kill
her after being struck by a rare heart disease in pregnancy which reduced its function
by at least two thirds.
Super-fit town planner Christina Marginson, 41, and her graphic designer husband,
Andrew, 37, were overjoyed when they discovered they were expecting Layla, now
nine, in 2011 - just months after tying the knot.
But, at 26 weeks, she began having palpitations and feeling breathless, going on to
be diagnosed with peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) a rare heart muscle disease
occurring during or soon after pregnancy, making the organ enlarged, weakened and
less able to pump blood efficiently.
Christina delivered baby Layla, who was born weighing 7lb, on February 7, 2012, by
planned C-section at 37 weeks, despite her doctors at one point worrying that the
strain the pregnancy was putting on her heart was endangering her life.
Now she has her beloved Layla - despite spending 48 hours in intensive care after the
traumatic delivery - the mum of Preston, Lancashire, would happily go through it all
again and regards the news that another pregnancy could kill her as a "tragedy".
She said: I grew up with a brother and Id always longed to have two children and to
give my daughter a sibling to play with.
I was in total denial at first and begged my consultants to change their minds.
It was heartbreaking.
In 2011, newly-weds Christina, who described herself as a "gymaholic", and Andrew
were delighted to discover they had a baby on the way.
Christina said: Becoming a mum was a real priority for me.
We were really lucky in conceiving so quickly and had no problems.
It was also the first grandchild for both sets of parents, so everyone
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Christina and Andrew in New York. PA REAL LIFE *** Gym-bunny diagnosed with rare heart disease during pregnancy devastated to be told
a second baby could kill her
By Jessica Frank-Keyes and James Butler, PA Real Life
A "gymaholic" who longed for a bigger family has been told a second baby could kill
her after being struck by a rare heart disease in pregnancy which reduced its function
by at least two thirds.
Super-fit town planner Christina Marginson, 41, and her graphic designer husband,
Andrew, 37, were overjoyed when they discovered they were expecting Layla, now
nine, in 2011 - just months after tying the knot.
But, at 26 weeks, she began having palpitations and feeling breathless, going on to
be diagnosed with peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) a rare heart muscle disease
occurring during or soon after pregnancy, making the organ enlarged, weakened and
less able to pump blood efficiently.
Christina delivered baby Layla, who was born weighing 7lb, on February 7, 2012, by
planned C-section at 37 weeks, despite her doctors at one point worrying that the
strain the pregnancy was putting on her heart was endangering her life.
Now she has her beloved Layla - despite spending 48 hours in intensive care after the
traumatic delivery - the mum of Preston, Lancashire, would happily go through it all
again and regards the news that another pregnancy could kill her as a "tragedy".
She said: I grew up with a brother and Id always longed to have two children and to
give my daughter a sibling to play with.
I was in total denial at first and begged my consultants to change their minds.
It was heartbreaking.
In 2011, newly-weds Christina, who described herself as a "gymaholic", and Andrew
were delighted to discover they had a baby on the way.
Christina said: Becoming a mum was a real priority for me.
We were really lucky in conceiving so quickly and had no problems.
It was also the first grandchild for both sets of parents, so everyone was so happy.
I
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Baby Layla as a newborn. PA REAL LIFE *** Gym-bunny diagnosed with rare heart disease during pregnancy devastated to be told
a second baby could kill her
By Jessica Frank-Keyes and James Butler, PA Real Life
A "gymaholic" who longed for a bigger family has been told a second baby could kill
her after being struck by a rare heart disease in pregnancy which reduced its function
by at least two thirds.
Super-fit town planner Christina Marginson, 41, and her graphic designer husband,
Andrew, 37, were overjoyed when they discovered they were expecting Layla, now
nine, in 2011 - just months after tying the knot.
But, at 26 weeks, she began having palpitations and feeling breathless, going on to
be diagnosed with peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) a rare heart muscle disease
occurring during or soon after pregnancy, making the organ enlarged, weakened and
less able to pump blood efficiently.
Christina delivered baby Layla, who was born weighing 7lb, on February 7, 2012, by
planned C-section at 37 weeks, despite her doctors at one point worrying that the
strain the pregnancy was putting on her heart was endangering her life.
Now she has her beloved Layla - despite spending 48 hours in intensive care after the
traumatic delivery - the mum of Preston, Lancashire, would happily go through it all
again and regards the news that another pregnancy could kill her as a "tragedy".
She said: I grew up with a brother and Id always longed to have two children and to
give my daughter a sibling to play with.
I was in total denial at first and begged my consultants to change their minds.
It was heartbreaking.
In 2011, newly-weds Christina, who described herself as a "gymaholic", and Andrew
were delighted to discover they had a baby on the way.
Christina said: Becoming a mum was a real priority for me.
We were really lucky in conceiving so quickly and had no problems.
It was also the first grandchild for both sets of parents, so everyone was so happy.
It was a r
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Christina and Andrew in Rome. PA REAL LIFE *** Gym-bunny diagnosed with rare heart disease during pregnancy devastated to be told
a second baby could kill her
By Jessica Frank-Keyes and James Butler, PA Real Life
A "gymaholic" who longed for a bigger family has been told a second baby could kill
her after being struck by a rare heart disease in pregnancy which reduced its function
by at least two thirds.
Super-fit town planner Christina Marginson, 41, and her graphic designer husband,
Andrew, 37, were overjoyed when they discovered they were expecting Layla, now
nine, in 2011 - just months after tying the knot.
But, at 26 weeks, she began having palpitations and feeling breathless, going on to
be diagnosed with peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) a rare heart muscle disease
occurring during or soon after pregnancy, making the organ enlarged, weakened and
less able to pump blood efficiently.
Christina delivered baby Layla, who was born weighing 7lb, on February 7, 2012, by
planned C-section at 37 weeks, despite her doctors at one point worrying that the
strain the pregnancy was putting on her heart was endangering her life.
Now she has her beloved Layla - despite spending 48 hours in intensive care after the
traumatic delivery - the mum of Preston, Lancashire, would happily go through it all
again and regards the news that another pregnancy could kill her as a "tragedy".
She said: I grew up with a brother and Id always longed to have two children and to
give my daughter a sibling to play with.
I was in total denial at first and begged my consultants to change their minds.
It was heartbreaking.
In 2011, newly-weds Christina, who described herself as a "gymaholic", and Andrew
were delighted to discover they had a baby on the way.
Christina said: Becoming a mum was a real priority for me.
We were really lucky in conceiving so quickly and had no problems.
It was also the first grandchild for both sets of parents, so everyone was so happy.
It wa
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Christina wearing her engagement ring in the snow. PA REAL LIFE *** Gym-bunny diagnosed with rare heart disease during pregnancy devastated to be told
a second baby could kill her
By Jessica Frank-Keyes and James Butler, PA Real Life
A "gymaholic" who longed for a bigger family has been told a second baby could kill
her after being struck by a rare heart disease in pregnancy which reduced its function
by at least two thirds.
Super-fit town planner Christina Marginson, 41, and her graphic designer husband,
Andrew, 37, were overjoyed when they discovered they were expecting Layla, now
nine, in 2011 - just months after tying the knot.
But, at 26 weeks, she began having palpitations and feeling breathless, going on to
be diagnosed with peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) a rare heart muscle disease
occurring during or soon after pregnancy, making the organ enlarged, weakened and
less able to pump blood efficiently.
Christina delivered baby Layla, who was born weighing 7lb, on February 7, 2012, by
planned C-section at 37 weeks, despite her doctors at one point worrying that the
strain the pregnancy was putting on her heart was endangering her life.
Now she has her beloved Layla - despite spending 48 hours in intensive care after the
traumatic delivery - the mum of Preston, Lancashire, would happily go through it all
again and regards the news that another pregnancy could kill her as a "tragedy".
She said: I grew up with a brother and Id always longed to have two children and to
give my daughter a sibling to play with.
I was in total denial at first and begged my consultants to change their minds.
It was heartbreaking.
In 2011, newly-weds Christina, who described herself as a "gymaholic", and Andrew
were delighted to discover they had a baby on the way.
Christina said: Becoming a mum was a real priority for me.
We were really lucky in conceiving so quickly and had no problems.
It was also the first grandchild for both sets of parents, so everyon
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Christina, Andrew and Layla Marginson at Layla's christening. PA REAL LIFE AND KATHRYN TAYLOR PHOTOGRAPHY *** Gym-bunny diagnosed with rare heart disease during pregnancy devastated to be told
a second baby could kill her
By Jessica Frank-Keyes and James Butler, PA Real Life
A "gymaholic" who longed for a bigger family has been told a second baby could kill
her after being struck by a rare heart disease in pregnancy which reduced its function
by at least two thirds.
Super-fit town planner Christina Marginson, 41, and her graphic designer husband,
Andrew, 37, were overjoyed when they discovered they were expecting Layla, now
nine, in 2011 - just months after tying the knot.
But, at 26 weeks, she began having palpitations and feeling breathless, going on to
be diagnosed with peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) a rare heart muscle disease
occurring during or soon after pregnancy, making the organ enlarged, weakened and
less able to pump blood efficiently.
Christina delivered baby Layla, who was born weighing 7lb, on February 7, 2012, by
planned C-section at 37 weeks, despite her doctors at one point worrying that the
strain the pregnancy was putting on her heart was endangering her life.
Now she has her beloved Layla - despite spending 48 hours in intensive care after the
traumatic delivery - the mum of Preston, Lancashire, would happily go through it all
again and regards the news that another pregnancy could kill her as a "tragedy".
She said: I grew up with a brother and Id always longed to have two children and to
give my daughter a sibling to play with.
I was in total denial at first and begged my consultants to change their minds.
It was heartbreaking.
In 2011, newly-weds Christina, who described herself as a "gymaholic", and Andrew
were delighted to discover they had a baby on the way.
Christina said: Becoming a mum was a real priority for me.
We were really lucky in conceiving so quickly and had no problems.
It was also the first grand
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Christina and her daughter Layla on the beach. PA REAL LIFE *** Gym-bunny diagnosed with rare heart disease during pregnancy devastated to be told
a second baby could kill her
By Jessica Frank-Keyes and James Butler, PA Real Life
A "gymaholic" who longed for a bigger family has been told a second baby could kill
her after being struck by a rare heart disease in pregnancy which reduced its function
by at least two thirds.
Super-fit town planner Christina Marginson, 41, and her graphic designer husband,
Andrew, 37, were overjoyed when they discovered they were expecting Layla, now
nine, in 2011 - just months after tying the knot.
But, at 26 weeks, she began having palpitations and feeling breathless, going on to
be diagnosed with peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) a rare heart muscle disease
occurring during or soon after pregnancy, making the organ enlarged, weakened and
less able to pump blood efficiently.
Christina delivered baby Layla, who was born weighing 7lb, on February 7, 2012, by
planned C-section at 37 weeks, despite her doctors at one point worrying that the
strain the pregnancy was putting on her heart was endangering her life.
Now she has her beloved Layla - despite spending 48 hours in intensive care after the
traumatic delivery - the mum of Preston, Lancashire, would happily go through it all
again and regards the news that another pregnancy could kill her as a "tragedy".
She said: I grew up with a brother and Id always longed to have two children and to
give my daughter a sibling to play with.
I was in total denial at first and begged my consultants to change their minds.
It was heartbreaking.
In 2011, newly-weds Christina, who described herself as a "gymaholic", and Andrew
were delighted to discover they had a baby on the way.
Christina said: Becoming a mum was a real priority for me.
We were really lucky in conceiving so quickly and had no problems.
It was also the first grandchild for both sets of parents, so everyone wa
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Christina during her pregnancy. PA REAL LIFE *** Gym-bunny diagnosed with rare heart disease during pregnancy devastated to be told
a second baby could kill her
By Jessica Frank-Keyes and James Butler, PA Real Life
A "gymaholic" who longed for a bigger family has been told a second baby could kill
her after being struck by a rare heart disease in pregnancy which reduced its function
by at least two thirds.
Super-fit town planner Christina Marginson, 41, and her graphic designer husband,
Andrew, 37, were overjoyed when they discovered they were expecting Layla, now
nine, in 2011 - just months after tying the knot.
But, at 26 weeks, she began having palpitations and feeling breathless, going on to
be diagnosed with peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) a rare heart muscle disease
occurring during or soon after pregnancy, making the organ enlarged, weakened and
less able to pump blood efficiently.
Christina delivered baby Layla, who was born weighing 7lb, on February 7, 2012, by
planned C-section at 37 weeks, despite her doctors at one point worrying that the
strain the pregnancy was putting on her heart was endangering her life.
Now she has her beloved Layla - despite spending 48 hours in intensive care after the
traumatic delivery - the mum of Preston, Lancashire, would happily go through it all
again and regards the news that another pregnancy could kill her as a "tragedy".
She said: I grew up with a brother and Id always longed to have two children and to
give my daughter a sibling to play with.
I was in total denial at first and begged my consultants to change their minds.
It was heartbreaking.
In 2011, newly-weds Christina, who described herself as a "gymaholic", and Andrew
were delighted to discover they had a baby on the way.
Christina said: Becoming a mum was a real priority for me.
We were really lucky in conceiving so quickly and had no problems.
It was also the first grandchild for both sets of parents, so everyone was so happy.
It
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Christina with Layla in the snow. PA REAL LIFE *** Gym-bunny diagnosed with rare heart disease during pregnancy devastated to be told
a second baby could kill her
By Jessica Frank-Keyes and James Butler, PA Real Life
A "gymaholic" who longed for a bigger family has been told a second baby could kill
her after being struck by a rare heart disease in pregnancy which reduced its function
by at least two thirds.
Super-fit town planner Christina Marginson, 41, and her graphic designer husband,
Andrew, 37, were overjoyed when they discovered they were expecting Layla, now
nine, in 2011 - just months after tying the knot.
But, at 26 weeks, she began having palpitations and feeling breathless, going on to
be diagnosed with peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) a rare heart muscle disease
occurring during or soon after pregnancy, making the organ enlarged, weakened and
less able to pump blood efficiently.
Christina delivered baby Layla, who was born weighing 7lb, on February 7, 2012, by
planned C-section at 37 weeks, despite her doctors at one point worrying that the
strain the pregnancy was putting on her heart was endangering her life.
Now she has her beloved Layla - despite spending 48 hours in intensive care after the
traumatic delivery - the mum of Preston, Lancashire, would happily go through it all
again and regards the news that another pregnancy could kill her as a "tragedy".
She said: I grew up with a brother and Id always longed to have two children and to
give my daughter a sibling to play with.
I was in total denial at first and begged my consultants to change their minds.
It was heartbreaking.
In 2011, newly-weds Christina, who described herself as a "gymaholic", and Andrew
were delighted to discover they had a baby on the way.
Christina said: Becoming a mum was a real priority for me.
We were really lucky in conceiving so quickly and had no problems.
It was also the first grandchild for both sets of parents, so everyone was so happy.
I
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Baby Layla as a newborn. PA REAL LIFE *** Gym-bunny diagnosed with rare heart disease during pregnancy devastated to be told
a second baby could kill her
By Jessica Frank-Keyes and James Butler, PA Real Life
A "gymaholic" who longed for a bigger family has been told a second baby could kill
her after being struck by a rare heart disease in pregnancy which reduced its function
by at least two thirds.
Super-fit town planner Christina Marginson, 41, and her graphic designer husband,
Andrew, 37, were overjoyed when they discovered they were expecting Layla, now
nine, in 2011 - just months after tying the knot.
But, at 26 weeks, she began having palpitations and feeling breathless, going on to
be diagnosed with peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) a rare heart muscle disease
occurring during or soon after pregnancy, making the organ enlarged, weakened and
less able to pump blood efficiently.
Christina delivered baby Layla, who was born weighing 7lb, on February 7, 2012, by
planned C-section at 37 weeks, despite her doctors at one point worrying that the
strain the pregnancy was putting on her heart was endangering her life.
Now she has her beloved Layla - despite spending 48 hours in intensive care after the
traumatic delivery - the mum of Preston, Lancashire, would happily go through it all
again and regards the news that another pregnancy could kill her as a "tragedy".
She said: I grew up with a brother and Id always longed to have two children and to
give my daughter a sibling to play with.
I was in total denial at first and begged my consultants to change their minds.
It was heartbreaking.
In 2011, newly-weds Christina, who described herself as a "gymaholic", and Andrew
were delighted to discover they had a baby on the way.
Christina said: Becoming a mum was a real priority for me.
We were really lucky in conceiving so quickly and had no problems.
It was also the first grandchild for both sets of parents, so everyone was so happy.
It was a r
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Christina swimming in the sea with Layla. PA REAL LIFE *** Gym-bunny diagnosed with rare heart disease during pregnancy devastated to be told
a second baby could kill her
By Jessica Frank-Keyes and James Butler, PA Real Life
A "gymaholic" who longed for a bigger family has been told a second baby could kill
her after being struck by a rare heart disease in pregnancy which reduced its function
by at least two thirds.
Super-fit town planner Christina Marginson, 41, and her graphic designer husband,
Andrew, 37, were overjoyed when they discovered they were expecting Layla, now
nine, in 2011 - just months after tying the knot.
But, at 26 weeks, she began having palpitations and feeling breathless, going on to
be diagnosed with peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) a rare heart muscle disease
occurring during or soon after pregnancy, making the organ enlarged, weakened and
less able to pump blood efficiently.
Christina delivered baby Layla, who was born weighing 7lb, on February 7, 2012, by
planned C-section at 37 weeks, despite her doctors at one point worrying that the
strain the pregnancy was putting on her heart was endangering her life.
Now she has her beloved Layla - despite spending 48 hours in intensive care after the
traumatic delivery - the mum of Preston, Lancashire, would happily go through it all
again and regards the news that another pregnancy could kill her as a "tragedy".
She said: I grew up with a brother and Id always longed to have two children and to
give my daughter a sibling to play with.
I was in total denial at first and begged my consultants to change their minds.
It was heartbreaking.
In 2011, newly-weds Christina, who described herself as a "gymaholic", and Andrew
were delighted to discover they had a baby on the way.
Christina said: Becoming a mum was a real priority for me.
We were really lucky in conceiving so quickly and had no problems.
It was also the first grandchild for both sets of parents, so everyone was so
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Christina and Layla on the beach with three-year-old cavapoo, Dexter. PA REAL LIFE *** Gym-bunny diagnosed with rare heart disease during pregnancy devastated to be told
a second baby could kill her
By Jessica Frank-Keyes and James Butler, PA Real Life
A "gymaholic" who longed for a bigger family has been told a second baby could kill
her after being struck by a rare heart disease in pregnancy which reduced its function
by at least two thirds.
Super-fit town planner Christina Marginson, 41, and her graphic designer husband,
Andrew, 37, were overjoyed when they discovered they were expecting Layla, now
nine, in 2011 - just months after tying the knot.
But, at 26 weeks, she began having palpitations and feeling breathless, going on to
be diagnosed with peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) a rare heart muscle disease
occurring during or soon after pregnancy, making the organ enlarged, weakened and
less able to pump blood efficiently.
Christina delivered baby Layla, who was born weighing 7lb, on February 7, 2012, by
planned C-section at 37 weeks, despite her doctors at one point worrying that the
strain the pregnancy was putting on her heart was endangering her life.
Now she has her beloved Layla - despite spending 48 hours in intensive care after the
traumatic delivery - the mum of Preston, Lancashire, would happily go through it all
again and regards the news that another pregnancy could kill her as a "tragedy".
She said: I grew up with a brother and Id always longed to have two children and to
give my daughter a sibling to play with.
I was in total denial at first and begged my consultants to change their minds.
It was heartbreaking.
In 2011, newly-weds Christina, who described herself as a "gymaholic", and Andrew
were delighted to discover they had a baby on the way.
Christina said: Becoming a mum was a real priority for me.
We were really lucky in conceiving so quickly and had no problems.
It was also the first grandchild for both sets of
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The couple before they were married. PA REAL LIFE *** Gym-bunny diagnosed with rare heart disease during pregnancy devastated to be told
a second baby could kill her
By Jessica Frank-Keyes and James Butler, PA Real Life
A "gymaholic" who longed for a bigger family has been told a second baby could kill
her after being struck by a rare heart disease in pregnancy which reduced its function
by at least two thirds.
Super-fit town planner Christina Marginson, 41, and her graphic designer husband,
Andrew, 37, were overjoyed when they discovered they were expecting Layla, now
nine, in 2011 - just months after tying the knot.
But, at 26 weeks, she began having palpitations and feeling breathless, going on to
be diagnosed with peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) a rare heart muscle disease
occurring during or soon after pregnancy, making the organ enlarged, weakened and
less able to pump blood efficiently.
Christina delivered baby Layla, who was born weighing 7lb, on February 7, 2012, by
planned C-section at 37 weeks, despite her doctors at one point worrying that the
strain the pregnancy was putting on her heart was endangering her life.
Now she has her beloved Layla - despite spending 48 hours in intensive care after the
traumatic delivery - the mum of Preston, Lancashire, would happily go through it all
again and regards the news that another pregnancy could kill her as a "tragedy".
She said: I grew up with a brother and Id always longed to have two children and to
give my daughter a sibling to play with.
I was in total denial at first and begged my consultants to change their minds.
It was heartbreaking.
In 2011, newly-weds Christina, who described herself as a "gymaholic", and Andrew
were delighted to discover they had a baby on the way.
Christina said: Becoming a mum was a real priority for me.
We were really lucky in conceiving so quickly and had no problems.
It was also the first grandchild for both sets of parents, so everyone was so happy
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Christina, Andrew and Layla on a surfing trip. PA REAL LIFE *** Gym-bunny diagnosed with rare heart disease during pregnancy devastated to be told
a second baby could kill her
By Jessica Frank-Keyes and James Butler, PA Real Life
A "gymaholic" who longed for a bigger family has been told a second baby could kill
her after being struck by a rare heart disease in pregnancy which reduced its function
by at least two thirds.
Super-fit town planner Christina Marginson, 41, and her graphic designer husband,
Andrew, 37, were overjoyed when they discovered they were expecting Layla, now
nine, in 2011 - just months after tying the knot.
But, at 26 weeks, she began having palpitations and feeling breathless, going on to
be diagnosed with peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) a rare heart muscle disease
occurring during or soon after pregnancy, making the organ enlarged, weakened and
less able to pump blood efficiently.
Christina delivered baby Layla, who was born weighing 7lb, on February 7, 2012, by
planned C-section at 37 weeks, despite her doctors at one point worrying that the
strain the pregnancy was putting on her heart was endangering her life.
Now she has her beloved Layla - despite spending 48 hours in intensive care after the
traumatic delivery - the mum of Preston, Lancashire, would happily go through it all
again and regards the news that another pregnancy could kill her as a "tragedy".
She said: I grew up with a brother and Id always longed to have two children and to
give my daughter a sibling to play with.
I was in total denial at first and begged my consultants to change their minds.
It was heartbreaking.
In 2011, newly-weds Christina, who described herself as a "gymaholic", and Andrew
were delighted to discover they had a baby on the way.
Christina said: Becoming a mum was a real priority for me.
We were really lucky in conceiving so quickly and had no problems.
It was also the first grandchild for both sets of parents, so everyone wa
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The Marginson family with dog Dexter. PA REAL LIFE *** Gym-bunny diagnosed with rare heart disease during pregnancy devastated to be told
a second baby could kill her
By Jessica Frank-Keyes and James Butler, PA Real Life
A "gymaholic" who longed for a bigger family has been told a second baby could kill
her after being struck by a rare heart disease in pregnancy which reduced its function
by at least two thirds.
Super-fit town planner Christina Marginson, 41, and her graphic designer husband,
Andrew, 37, were overjoyed when they discovered they were expecting Layla, now
nine, in 2011 - just months after tying the knot.
But, at 26 weeks, she began having palpitations and feeling breathless, going on to
be diagnosed with peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) a rare heart muscle disease
occurring during or soon after pregnancy, making the organ enlarged, weakened and
less able to pump blood efficiently.
Christina delivered baby Layla, who was born weighing 7lb, on February 7, 2012, by
planned C-section at 37 weeks, despite her doctors at one point worrying that the
strain the pregnancy was putting on her heart was endangering her life.
Now she has her beloved Layla - despite spending 48 hours in intensive care after the
traumatic delivery - the mum of Preston, Lancashire, would happily go through it all
again and regards the news that another pregnancy could kill her as a "tragedy".
She said: I grew up with a brother and Id always longed to have two children and to
give my daughter a sibling to play with.
I was in total denial at first and begged my consultants to change their minds.
It was heartbreaking.
In 2011, newly-weds Christina, who described herself as a "gymaholic", and Andrew
were delighted to discover they had a baby on the way.
Christina said: Becoming a mum was a real priority for me.
We were really lucky in conceiving so quickly and had no problems.
It was also the first grandchild for both sets of parents, so everyone was so happ
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Baby Layla as a newborn. PA REAL LIFE *** Gym-bunny diagnosed with rare heart disease during pregnancy devastated to be told
a second baby could kill her
By Jessica Frank-Keyes and James Butler, PA Real Life
A "gymaholic" who longed for a bigger family has been told a second baby could kill
her after being struck by a rare heart disease in pregnancy which reduced its function
by at least two thirds.
Super-fit town planner Christina Marginson, 41, and her graphic designer husband,
Andrew, 37, were overjoyed when they discovered they were expecting Layla, now
nine, in 2011 - just months after tying the knot.
But, at 26 weeks, she began having palpitations and feeling breathless, going on to
be diagnosed with peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) a rare heart muscle disease
occurring during or soon after pregnancy, making the organ enlarged, weakened and
less able to pump blood efficiently.
Christina delivered baby Layla, who was born weighing 7lb, on February 7, 2012, by
planned C-section at 37 weeks, despite her doctors at one point worrying that the
strain the pregnancy was putting on her heart was endangering her life.
Now she has her beloved Layla - despite spending 48 hours in intensive care after the
traumatic delivery - the mum of Preston, Lancashire, would happily go through it all
again and regards the news that another pregnancy could kill her as a "tragedy".
She said: I grew up with a brother and Id always longed to have two children and to
give my daughter a sibling to play with.
I was in total denial at first and begged my consultants to change their minds.
It was heartbreaking.
In 2011, newly-weds Christina, who described herself as a "gymaholic", and Andrew
were delighted to discover they had a baby on the way.
Christina said: Becoming a mum was a real priority for me.
We were really lucky in conceiving so quickly and had no problems.
It was also the first grandchild for both sets of parents, so everyone was so happy.
It was a r
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Christina and Andrew with daughter Layla. PA REAL LIFE *** Gym-bunny diagnosed with rare heart disease during pregnancy devastated to be told
a second baby could kill her
By Jessica Frank-Keyes and James Butler, PA Real Life
A "gymaholic" who longed for a bigger family has been told a second baby could kill
her after being struck by a rare heart disease in pregnancy which reduced its function
by at least two thirds.
Super-fit town planner Christina Marginson, 41, and her graphic designer husband,
Andrew, 37, were overjoyed when they discovered they were expecting Layla, now
nine, in 2011 - just months after tying the knot.
But, at 26 weeks, she began having palpitations and feeling breathless, going on to
be diagnosed with peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) a rare heart muscle disease
occurring during or soon after pregnancy, making the organ enlarged, weakened and
less able to pump blood efficiently.
Christina delivered baby Layla, who was born weighing 7lb, on February 7, 2012, by
planned C-section at 37 weeks, despite her doctors at one point worrying that the
strain the pregnancy was putting on her heart was endangering her life.
Now she has her beloved Layla - despite spending 48 hours in intensive care after the
traumatic delivery - the mum of Preston, Lancashire, would happily go through it all
again and regards the news that another pregnancy could kill her as a "tragedy".
She said: I grew up with a brother and Id always longed to have two children and to
give my daughter a sibling to play with.
I was in total denial at first and begged my consultants to change their minds.
It was heartbreaking.
In 2011, newly-weds Christina, who described herself as a "gymaholic", and Andrew
were delighted to discover they had a baby on the way.
Christina said: Becoming a mum was a real priority for me.
We were really lucky in conceiving so quickly and had no problems.
It was also the first grandchild for both sets of parents, so everyone was so
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Christina and Andrew when they were dating. PA REAL LIFE *** Gym-bunny diagnosed with rare heart disease during pregnancy devastated to be told
a second baby could kill her
By Jessica Frank-Keyes and James Butler, PA Real Life
A "gymaholic" who longed for a bigger family has been told a second baby could kill
her after being struck by a rare heart disease in pregnancy which reduced its function
by at least two thirds.
Super-fit town planner Christina Marginson, 41, and her graphic designer husband,
Andrew, 37, were overjoyed when they discovered they were expecting Layla, now
nine, in 2011 - just months after tying the knot.
But, at 26 weeks, she began having palpitations and feeling breathless, going on to
be diagnosed with peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) a rare heart muscle disease
occurring during or soon after pregnancy, making the organ enlarged, weakened and
less able to pump blood efficiently.
Christina delivered baby Layla, who was born weighing 7lb, on February 7, 2012, by
planned C-section at 37 weeks, despite her doctors at one point worrying that the
strain the pregnancy was putting on her heart was endangering her life.
Now she has her beloved Layla - despite spending 48 hours in intensive care after the
traumatic delivery - the mum of Preston, Lancashire, would happily go through it all
again and regards the news that another pregnancy could kill her as a "tragedy".
She said: I grew up with a brother and Id always longed to have two children and to
give my daughter a sibling to play with.
I was in total denial at first and begged my consultants to change their minds.
It was heartbreaking.
In 2011, newly-weds Christina, who described herself as a "gymaholic", and Andrew
were delighted to discover they had a baby on the way.
Christina said: Becoming a mum was a real priority for me.
We were really lucky in conceiving so quickly and had no problems.
It was also the first grandchild for both sets of parents, so everyone was s
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The family on a pedal boat at the beach. PA REAL LIFE *** Gym-bunny diagnosed with rare heart disease during pregnancy devastated to be told
a second baby could kill her
By Jessica Frank-Keyes and James Butler, PA Real Life
A "gymaholic" who longed for a bigger family has been told a second baby could kill
her after being struck by a rare heart disease in pregnancy which reduced its function
by at least two thirds.
Super-fit town planner Christina Marginson, 41, and her graphic designer husband,
Andrew, 37, were overjoyed when they discovered they were expecting Layla, now
nine, in 2011 - just months after tying the knot.
But, at 26 weeks, she began having palpitations and feeling breathless, going on to
be diagnosed with peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) a rare heart muscle disease
occurring during or soon after pregnancy, making the organ enlarged, weakened and
less able to pump blood efficiently.
Christina delivered baby Layla, who was born weighing 7lb, on February 7, 2012, by
planned C-section at 37 weeks, despite her doctors at one point worrying that the
strain the pregnancy was putting on her heart was endangering her life.
Now she has her beloved Layla - despite spending 48 hours in intensive care after the
traumatic delivery - the mum of Preston, Lancashire, would happily go through it all
again and regards the news that another pregnancy could kill her as a "tragedy".
She said: I grew up with a brother and Id always longed to have two children and to
give my daughter a sibling to play with.
I was in total denial at first and begged my consultants to change their minds.
It was heartbreaking.
In 2011, newly-weds Christina, who described herself as a "gymaholic", and Andrew
were delighted to discover they had a baby on the way.
Christina said: Becoming a mum was a real priority for me.
We were really lucky in conceiving so quickly and had no problems.
It was also the first grandchild for both sets of parents, so everyone was so h
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The Marginson family in matching pyjamas with dog Dexter. PA REAL LIFE *** Gym-bunny diagnosed with rare heart disease during pregnancy devastated to be told
a second baby could kill her
By Jessica Frank-Keyes and James Butler, PA Real Life
A "gymaholic" who longed for a bigger family has been told a second baby could kill
her after being struck by a rare heart disease in pregnancy which reduced its function
by at least two thirds.
Super-fit town planner Christina Marginson, 41, and her graphic designer husband,
Andrew, 37, were overjoyed when they discovered they were expecting Layla, now
nine, in 2011 - just months after tying the knot.
But, at 26 weeks, she began having palpitations and feeling breathless, going on to
be diagnosed with peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) a rare heart muscle disease
occurring during or soon after pregnancy, making the organ enlarged, weakened and
less able to pump blood efficiently.
Christina delivered baby Layla, who was born weighing 7lb, on February 7, 2012, by
planned C-section at 37 weeks, despite her doctors at one point worrying that the
strain the pregnancy was putting on her heart was endangering her life.
Now she has her beloved Layla - despite spending 48 hours in intensive care after the
traumatic delivery - the mum of Preston, Lancashire, would happily go through it all
again and regards the news that another pregnancy could kill her as a "tragedy".
She said: I grew up with a brother and Id always longed to have two children and to
give my daughter a sibling to play with.
I was in total denial at first and begged my consultants to change their minds.
It was heartbreaking.
In 2011, newly-weds Christina, who described herself as a "gymaholic", and Andrew
were delighted to discover they had a baby on the way.
Christina said: Becoming a mum was a real priority for me.
We were really lucky in conceiving so quickly and had no problems.
It was also the first grandchild for both sets of parents, so
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Christina and Andrew on their wedding day. PA REAL LIFE *** Gym-bunny diagnosed with rare heart disease during pregnancy devastated to be told
a second baby could kill her
By Jessica Frank-Keyes and James Butler, PA Real Life
A "gymaholic" who longed for a bigger family has been told a second baby could kill
her after being struck by a rare heart disease in pregnancy which reduced its function
by at least two thirds.
Super-fit town planner Christina Marginson, 41, and her graphic designer husband,
Andrew, 37, were overjoyed when they discovered they were expecting Layla, now
nine, in 2011 - just months after tying the knot.
But, at 26 weeks, she began having palpitations and feeling breathless, going on to
be diagnosed with peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) a rare heart muscle disease
occurring during or soon after pregnancy, making the organ enlarged, weakened and
less able to pump blood efficiently.
Christina delivered baby Layla, who was born weighing 7lb, on February 7, 2012, by
planned C-section at 37 weeks, despite her doctors at one point worrying that the
strain the pregnancy was putting on her heart was endangering her life.
Now she has her beloved Layla - despite spending 48 hours in intensive care after the
traumatic delivery - the mum of Preston, Lancashire, would happily go through it all
again and regards the news that another pregnancy could kill her as a "tragedy".
She said: I grew up with a brother and Id always longed to have two children and to
give my daughter a sibling to play with.
I was in total denial at first and begged my consultants to change their minds.
It was heartbreaking.
In 2011, newly-weds Christina, who described herself as a "gymaholic", and Andrew
were delighted to discover they had a baby on the way.
Christina said: Becoming a mum was a real priority for me.
We were really lucky in conceiving so quickly and had no problems.
It was also the first grandchild for both sets of parents, so everyone was so
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Christina and husband Andrew. PA REAL LIFE *** Gym-bunny diagnosed with rare heart disease during pregnancy devastated to be told
a second baby could kill her
By Jessica Frank-Keyes and James Butler, PA Real Life
A "gymaholic" who longed for a bigger family has been told a second baby could kill
her after being struck by a rare heart disease in pregnancy which reduced its function
by at least two thirds.
Super-fit town planner Christina Marginson, 41, and her graphic designer husband,
Andrew, 37, were overjoyed when they discovered they were expecting Layla, now
nine, in 2011 - just months after tying the knot.
But, at 26 weeks, she began having palpitations and feeling breathless, going on to
be diagnosed with peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) a rare heart muscle disease
occurring during or soon after pregnancy, making the organ enlarged, weakened and
less able to pump blood efficiently.
Christina delivered baby Layla, who was born weighing 7lb, on February 7, 2012, by
planned C-section at 37 weeks, despite her doctors at one point worrying that the
strain the pregnancy was putting on her heart was endangering her life.
Now she has her beloved Layla - despite spending 48 hours in intensive care after the
traumatic delivery - the mum of Preston, Lancashire, would happily go through it all
again and regards the news that another pregnancy could kill her as a "tragedy".
She said: I grew up with a brother and Id always longed to have two children and to
give my daughter a sibling to play with.
I was in total denial at first and begged my consultants to change their minds.
It was heartbreaking.
In 2011, newly-weds Christina, who described herself as a "gymaholic", and Andrew
were delighted to discover they had a baby on the way.
Christina said: Becoming a mum was a real priority for me.
We were really lucky in conceiving so quickly and had no problems.
It was also the first grandchild for both sets of parents, so everyone was so happy.
It wa
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Christina, Andrew and Layla in fancy dress. PA REAL LIFE *** Gym-bunny diagnosed with rare heart disease during pregnancy devastated to be told
a second baby could kill her
By Jessica Frank-Keyes and James Butler, PA Real Life
A "gymaholic" who longed for a bigger family has been told a second baby could kill
her after being struck by a rare heart disease in pregnancy which reduced its function
by at least two thirds.
Super-fit town planner Christina Marginson, 41, and her graphic designer husband,
Andrew, 37, were overjoyed when they discovered they were expecting Layla, now
nine, in 2011 - just months after tying the knot.
But, at 26 weeks, she began having palpitations and feeling breathless, going on to
be diagnosed with peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) a rare heart muscle disease
occurring during or soon after pregnancy, making the organ enlarged, weakened and
less able to pump blood efficiently.
Christina delivered baby Layla, who was born weighing 7lb, on February 7, 2012, by
planned C-section at 37 weeks, despite her doctors at one point worrying that the
strain the pregnancy was putting on her heart was endangering her life.
Now she has her beloved Layla - despite spending 48 hours in intensive care after the
traumatic delivery - the mum of Preston, Lancashire, would happily go through it all
again and regards the news that another pregnancy could kill her as a "tragedy".
She said: I grew up with a brother and Id always longed to have two children and to
give my daughter a sibling to play with.
I was in total denial at first and begged my consultants to change their minds.
It was heartbreaking.
In 2011, newly-weds Christina, who described herself as a "gymaholic", and Andrew
were delighted to discover they had a baby on the way.
Christina said: Becoming a mum was a real priority for me.
We were really lucky in conceiving so quickly and had no problems.
It was also the first grandchild for both sets of parents, so everyone was s
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Christina, Andrew and Layla eating ice cream on the beach. PA REAL LIFE *** Gym-bunny diagnosed with rare heart disease during pregnancy devastated to be told
a second baby could kill her
By Jessica Frank-Keyes and James Butler, PA Real Life
A "gymaholic" who longed for a bigger family has been told a second baby could kill
her after being struck by a rare heart disease in pregnancy which reduced its function
by at least two thirds.
Super-fit town planner Christina Marginson, 41, and her graphic designer husband,
Andrew, 37, were overjoyed when they discovered they were expecting Layla, now
nine, in 2011 - just months after tying the knot.
But, at 26 weeks, she began having palpitations and feeling breathless, going on to
be diagnosed with peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) a rare heart muscle disease
occurring during or soon after pregnancy, making the organ enlarged, weakened and
less able to pump blood efficiently.
Christina delivered baby Layla, who was born weighing 7lb, on February 7, 2012, by
planned C-section at 37 weeks, despite her doctors at one point worrying that the
strain the pregnancy was putting on her heart was endangering her life.
Now she has her beloved Layla - despite spending 48 hours in intensive care after the
traumatic delivery - the mum of Preston, Lancashire, would happily go through it all
again and regards the news that another pregnancy could kill her as a "tragedy".
She said: I grew up with a brother and Id always longed to have two children and to
give my daughter a sibling to play with.
I was in total denial at first and begged my consultants to change their minds.
It was heartbreaking.
In 2011, newly-weds Christina, who described herself as a "gymaholic", and Andrew
were delighted to discover they had a baby on the way.
Christina said: Becoming a mum was a real priority for me.
We were really lucky in conceiving so quickly and had no problems.
It was also the first grandchild for both sets of parents, so
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