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SCHICKSALE - Herzkranke Schwangere fürchtet ihren Tod durch Geburt eines zweiten Kindes
Christina, Andrew and 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 h
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SCHICKSALE - Bei einem routinemässigen Sehtest entdecken Ärzte einen Hirntumor bei der 9-jährigen Maddie
Julie Fowler described the day her daughter's tumour was discovered as her "worst fear coming true". PA REAL LIFE *** Mum relives the horror of a routine eye test revealing that her daughters cloudy vision
was due to a brain tumour
By Jessica Frank-Keyes, PA Real Life
A devoted mum relived her worst day ever when instead of taking her daughter Christmas
shopping, she found herself in the local eye hospital being told her nine-year-olds cloudy
vision was because of a brain tumour.
Little Madison Fowler, of Kingshurst, Birmingham, needed two operations lasting a total of
18 hours to remove a ping pong ball-sized tumour growing behind her left eye, after a
trainee optician noticed an anomaly during her eye test.
Now Julie Fowler, 40, who also has sons Rhys, 16, and Keane, 13, with her roofer husband,
Josh, 37, is urging parents to make sure their children have regular tests, saying: Its so
important to get routine eye checks and if you do suffer from headaches, just try and take it
further.
I know schools check childrens eyes in reception, but I do think people dont bother as
much as they get older.
It takes minutes to go and get your kids eyes checked its really important.
Maddie didnt have really bad headaches and you would think with something as serious as
a brain tumour that you would be really ill and unwell.
You just dont expect anything like that at all.
Maddie who like her brothers wears spectacles first complained of headaches in March
2020, but the opticians were closed because of the first Covid -19 lockdown, so Julie could
not get her eyes tested.
Thinking it might be stress, when the pain persisted, in May Julie took her to the local walkin centre, where she was given blood tests and prescribed sinus sprays.
Stay at home mum Julie, who also has two English bull terriers, Ruby and Tash, said: They
checked her all over and said she was fine.
They also did some blood tests, which were clear.
But, a routine eye test in August rev *
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SCHICKSALE - Bei einem routinemässigen Sehtest entdecken Ärzte einen Hirntumor bei der 9-jährigen Maddie
Maddie Fowler posing with waxworks of the Spice Girls. PA REAL LIFE *** Mum relives the horror of a routine eye test revealing that her daughters cloudy vision
was due to a brain tumour
By Jessica Frank-Keyes, PA Real Life
A devoted mum relived her worst day ever when instead of taking her daughter Christmas
shopping, she found herself in the local eye hospital being told her nine-year-olds cloudy
vision was because of a brain tumour.
Little Madison Fowler, of Kingshurst, Birmingham, needed two operations lasting a total of
18 hours to remove a ping pong ball-sized tumour growing behind her left eye, after a
trainee optician noticed an anomaly during her eye test.
Now Julie Fowler, 40, who also has sons Rhys, 16, and Keane, 13, with her roofer husband,
Josh, 37, is urging parents to make sure their children have regular tests, saying: Its so
important to get routine eye checks and if you do suffer from headaches, just try and take it
further.
I know schools check childrens eyes in reception, but I do think people dont bother as
much as they get older.
It takes minutes to go and get your kids eyes checked its really important.
Maddie didnt have really bad headaches and you would think with something as serious as
a brain tumour that you would be really ill and unwell.
You just dont expect anything like that at all.
Maddie who like her brothers wears spectacles first complained of headaches in March
2020, but the opticians were closed because of the first Covid -19 lockdown, so Julie could
not get her eyes tested.
Thinking it might be stress, when the pain persisted, in May Julie took her to the local walkin centre, where she was given blood tests and prescribed sinus sprays.
Stay at home mum Julie, who also has two English bull terriers, Ruby and Tash, said: They
checked her all over and said she was fine.
They also did some blood tests, which were clear.
But, a routine eye test in August revealed a significant change in Maddies prescrip *
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SCHICKSALE - Bei einem routinemässigen Sehtest entdecken Ärzte einen Hirntumor bei der 9-jährigen Maddie
Maddie Fowler with dad Josh. PA REAL LIFE *** Mum relives the horror of a routine eye test revealing that her daughters cloudy vision
was due to a brain tumour
By Jessica Frank-Keyes, PA Real Life
A devoted mum relived her worst day ever when instead of taking her daughter Christmas
shopping, she found herself in the local eye hospital being told her nine-year-olds cloudy
vision was because of a brain tumour.
Little Madison Fowler, of Kingshurst, Birmingham, needed two operations lasting a total of
18 hours to remove a ping pong ball-sized tumour growing behind her left eye, after a
trainee optician noticed an anomaly during her eye test.
Now Julie Fowler, 40, who also has sons Rhys, 16, and Keane, 13, with her roofer husband,
Josh, 37, is urging parents to make sure their children have regular tests, saying: Its so
important to get routine eye checks and if you do suffer from headaches, just try and take it
further.
I know schools check childrens eyes in reception, but I do think people dont bother as
much as they get older.
It takes minutes to go and get your kids eyes checked its really important.
Maddie didnt have really bad headaches and you would think with something as serious as
a brain tumour that you would be really ill and unwell.
You just dont expect anything like that at all.
Maddie who like her brothers wears spectacles first complained of headaches in March
2020, but the opticians were closed because of the first Covid -19 lockdown, so Julie could
not get her eyes tested.
Thinking it might be stress, when the pain persisted, in May Julie took her to the local walkin centre, where she was given blood tests and prescribed sinus sprays.
Stay at home mum Julie, who also has two English bull terriers, Ruby and Tash, said: They
checked her all over and said she was fine.
They also did some blood tests, which were clear.
But, a routine eye test in August revealed a significant change in Maddies prescription for
long sight prompt
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SCHICKSALE - Bei einem routinemässigen Sehtest entdecken Ärzte einen Hirntumor bei der 9-jährigen Maddie
Julie Fowler, on her 40th birthday, with, from left, Keane, 13, Maddie, 9, and Rhys, 16. PA REAL LIFE *** Mum relives the horror of a routine eye test revealing that her daughters cloudy vision
was due to a brain tumour
By Jessica Frank-Keyes, PA Real Life
A devoted mum relived her worst day ever when instead of taking her daughter Christmas
shopping, she found herself in the local eye hospital being told her nine-year-olds cloudy
vision was because of a brain tumour.
Little Madison Fowler, of Kingshurst, Birmingham, needed two operations lasting a total of
18 hours to remove a ping pong ball-sized tumour growing behind her left eye, after a
trainee optician noticed an anomaly during her eye test.
Now Julie Fowler, 40, who also has sons Rhys, 16, and Keane, 13, with her roofer husband,
Josh, 37, is urging parents to make sure their children have regular tests, saying: Its so
important to get routine eye checks and if you do suffer from headaches, just try and take it
further.
I know schools check childrens eyes in reception, but I do think people dont bother as
much as they get older.
It takes minutes to go and get your kids eyes checked its really important.
Maddie didnt have really bad headaches and you would think with something as serious as
a brain tumour that you would be really ill and unwell.
You just dont expect anything like that at all.
Maddie who like her brothers wears spectacles first complained of headaches in March
2020, but the opticians were closed because of the first Covid -19 lockdown, so Julie could
not get her eyes tested.
Thinking it might be stress, when the pain persisted, in May Julie took her to the local walkin centre, where she was given blood tests and prescribed sinus sprays.
Stay at home mum Julie, who also has two English bull terriers, Ruby and Tash, said: They
checked her all over and said she was fine.
They also did some blood tests, which were clear.
But, a routine eye test in August revealed a sign *
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SCHICKSALE - Bei einem routinemässigen Sehtest entdecken Ärzte einen Hirntumor bei der 9-jährigen Maddie
Maddie and Julie returned to the optician's to thank Harjit Bansal who spotted her condition. PA REAL LIFE *** Mum relives the horror of a routine eye test revealing that her daughters cloudy vision
was due to a brain tumour
By Jessica Frank-Keyes, PA Real Life
A devoted mum relived her worst day ever when instead of taking her daughter Christmas
shopping, she found herself in the local eye hospital being told her nine-year-olds cloudy
vision was because of a brain tumour.
Little Madison Fowler, of Kingshurst, Birmingham, needed two operations lasting a total of
18 hours to remove a ping pong ball-sized tumour growing behind her left eye, after a
trainee optician noticed an anomaly during her eye test.
Now Julie Fowler, 40, who also has sons Rhys, 16, and Keane, 13, with her roofer husband,
Josh, 37, is urging parents to make sure their children have regular tests, saying: Its so
important to get routine eye checks and if you do suffer from headaches, just try and take it
further.
I know schools check childrens eyes in reception, but I do think people dont bother as
much as they get older.
It takes minutes to go and get your kids eyes checked its really important.
Maddie didnt have really bad headaches and you would think with something as serious as
a brain tumour that you would be really ill and unwell.
You just dont expect anything like that at all.
Maddie who like her brothers wears spectacles first complained of headaches in March
2020, but the opticians were closed because of the first Covid -19 lockdown, so Julie could
not get her eyes tested.
Thinking it might be stress, when the pain persisted, in May Julie took her to the local walkin centre, where she was given blood tests and prescribed sinus sprays.
Stay at home mum Julie, who also has two English bull terriers, Ruby and Tash, said: They
checked her all over and said she was fine.
They also did some blood tests, which were clear.
But, a routine eye test in August revealed a *
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SCHICKSALE - Bei einem routinemässigen Sehtest entdecken Ärzte einen Hirntumor bei der 9-jährigen Maddie
Maddie was left with a jagged line of staples in her head. PA REAL LIFE *** Mum relives the horror of a routine eye test revealing that her daughters cloudy vision
was due to a brain tumour
By Jessica Frank-Keyes, PA Real Life
A devoted mum relived her worst day ever when instead of taking her daughter Christmas
shopping, she found herself in the local eye hospital being told her nine-year-olds cloudy
vision was because of a brain tumour.
Little Madison Fowler, of Kingshurst, Birmingham, needed two operations lasting a total of
18 hours to remove a ping pong ball-sized tumour growing behind her left eye, after a
trainee optician noticed an anomaly during her eye test.
Now Julie Fowler, 40, who also has sons Rhys, 16, and Keane, 13, with her roofer husband,
Josh, 37, is urging parents to make sure their children have regular tests, saying: Its so
important to get routine eye checks and if you do suffer from headaches, just try and take it
further.
I know schools check childrens eyes in reception, but I do think people dont bother as
much as they get older.
It takes minutes to go and get your kids eyes checked its really important.
Maddie didnt have really bad headaches and you would think with something as serious as
a brain tumour that you would be really ill and unwell.
You just dont expect anything like that at all.
Maddie who like her brothers wears spectacles first complained of headaches in March
2020, but the opticians were closed because of the first Covid -19 lockdown, so Julie could
not get her eyes tested.
Thinking it might be stress, when the pain persisted, in May Julie took her to the local walkin centre, where she was given blood tests and prescribed sinus sprays.
Stay at home mum Julie, who also has two English bull terriers, Ruby and Tash, said: They
checked her all over and said she was fine.
They also did some blood tests, which were clear.
But, a routine eye test in August revealed a significant change in Maddies pres *
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SCHICKSALE - Bei einem routinemässigen Sehtest entdecken Ärzte einen Hirntumor bei der 9-jährigen Maddie
Maddie Fowler was hospitalised for surgery to remove a brain tumour. PA REAL LIFE *** Mum relives the horror of a routine eye test revealing that her daughters cloudy vision
was due to a brain tumour
By Jessica Frank-Keyes, PA Real Life
A devoted mum relived her worst day ever when instead of taking her daughter Christmas
shopping, she found herself in the local eye hospital being told her nine-year-olds cloudy
vision was because of a brain tumour.
Little Madison Fowler, of Kingshurst, Birmingham, needed two operations lasting a total of
18 hours to remove a ping pong ball-sized tumour growing behind her left eye, after a
trainee optician noticed an anomaly during her eye test.
Now Julie Fowler, 40, who also has sons Rhys, 16, and Keane, 13, with her roofer husband,
Josh, 37, is urging parents to make sure their children have regular tests, saying: Its so
important to get routine eye checks and if you do suffer from headaches, just try and take it
further.
I know schools check childrens eyes in reception, but I do think people dont bother as
much as they get older.
It takes minutes to go and get your kids eyes checked its really important.
Maddie didnt have really bad headaches and you would think with something as serious as
a brain tumour that you would be really ill and unwell.
You just dont expect anything like that at all.
Maddie who like her brothers wears spectacles first complained of headaches in March
2020, but the opticians were closed because of the first Covid -19 lockdown, so Julie could
not get her eyes tested.
Thinking it might be stress, when the pain persisted, in May Julie took her to the local walkin centre, where she was given blood tests and prescribed sinus sprays.
Stay at home mum Julie, who also has two English bull terriers, Ruby and Tash, said: They
checked her all over and said she was fine.
They also did some blood tests, which were clear.
But, a routine eye test in August revealed a significant change in Ma *
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SCHICKSALE - Augenuntersuchung bestätigt einen grossen Tumor im Kopf von Natalie Marriott
Natalie on her 40th birthday on Christmas Day 2020. 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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SCHICKSALE - Nach der Rückkehr aus einem Rucksackurlaub entpuppt sich der Jetlag von Ella Dawson als aggressiver Blutkrebs
Ella on the six-hour hike in Colombia (PA Real Life/Collect) ***Graduates backpacking adventure turned into a
nightmare when doctors discovered that her jetlag
was leukaemia so aggressive it had invaded 90 per
cent of her blood
By Erin Cardiff, PA Real Life
A graduate has revealed how her ultimate adventure became an unholy nightmare when
she was told her "jetlag" was in fact leukaemia so aggressive it had invaded 90 per cent
of her blood, when she was 5,000 miles from home.
After gaining a Fine Art degree at Newcastle University, in August 2019, Ella Dawson, 23,
jetted to Colombia, South America, for a seven-week backpacking trip of a lifetime.
Putting the exhaustion, nausea and dizziness she experienced shortly after arri ving down
to jetlag, it was only when mysterious bruises sprang up all over her body, that Ella, of
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, saw a doctor in the city of Santa Marta.
Now receiving a complex and innovative treatment called CAR-T, which removes and
reprogrammes her blood cells to fight cancer, the medic sent her for a series of blood
tests - resulting in her leukaemia diagnosis in August 2019.
By then too sick to fly home, she recalled: By the time I got my diagnosis, I was so
unwell that I was expecting a bombshell.
But it was such a chaotic situation that I almost didnt have any time to process
everything. I was thousands of miles away from home, having to use my phone to
translate, while doctors explained what was going to happen.
Even now, I still struggle with the idea that I have cancer. It almost feels like theres a
stigma around it, especially when youre young and, on all of the leaflets I was given,
everybody looked so unwell and depressed.
Its not been easy, but Ive been determined to make the most of the good times and
strive for moments of normality when I can. Its whats got me through.
Looking back, Ella believes her cancer symptoms first began to show in around April
2019, when she returned home for
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DUK10136093_019
SCHICKSALE - Nach der Rückkehr aus einem Rucksackurlaub entpuppt sich der Jetlag von Ella Dawson als aggressiver Blutkrebs
Ella doing some crafts to keep busy while in hospital (PA Real Life/Collect) ***Graduates backpacking adventure turned into a
nightmare when doctors discovered that her jetlag
was leukaemia so aggressive it had invaded 90 per
cent of her blood
By Erin Cardiff, PA Real Life
A graduate has revealed how her ultimate adventure became an unholy nightmare when
she was told her "jetlag" was in fact leukaemia so aggressive it had invaded 90 per cent
of her blood, when she was 5,000 miles from home.
After gaining a Fine Art degree at Newcastle University, in August 2019, Ella Dawson, 23,
jetted to Colombia, South America, for a seven-week backpacking trip of a lifetime.
Putting the exhaustion, nausea and dizziness she experienced shortly after arri ving down
to jetlag, it was only when mysterious bruises sprang up all over her body, that Ella, of
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, saw a doctor in the city of Santa Marta.
Now receiving a complex and innovative treatment called CAR-T, which removes and
reprogrammes her blood cells to fight cancer, the medic sent her for a series of blood
tests - resulting in her leukaemia diagnosis in August 2019.
By then too sick to fly home, she recalled: By the time I got my diagnosis, I was so
unwell that I was expecting a bombshell.
But it was such a chaotic situation that I almost didnt have any time to process
everything. I was thousands of miles away from home, having to use my phone to
translate, while doctors explained what was going to happen.
Even now, I still struggle with the idea that I have cancer. It almost feels like theres a
stigma around it, especially when youre young and, on all of the leaflets I was given,
everybody looked so unwell and depressed.
Its not been easy, but Ive been determined to make the most of the good times and
strive for moments of normality when I can. Its whats got me through.
Looking back, Ella believes her cancer symptoms first began to show in around April
2019, when she re
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SCHICKSALE - Nach der Rückkehr aus einem Rucksackurlaub entpuppt sich der Jetlag von Ella Dawson als aggressiver Blutkrebs
Ella baking a cake for her mum while in hospital (PA Real Life/Collect) ***Graduates backpacking adventure turned into a
nightmare when doctors discovered that her jetlag
was leukaemia so aggressive it had invaded 90 per
cent of her blood
By Erin Cardiff, PA Real Life
A graduate has revealed how her ultimate adventure became an unholy nightmare when
she was told her "jetlag" was in fact leukaemia so aggressive it had invaded 90 per cent
of her blood, when she was 5,000 miles from home.
After gaining a Fine Art degree at Newcastle University, in August 2019, Ella Dawson, 23,
jetted to Colombia, South America, for a seven-week backpacking trip of a lifetime.
Putting the exhaustion, nausea and dizziness she experienced shortly after arri ving down
to jetlag, it was only when mysterious bruises sprang up all over her body, that Ella, of
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, saw a doctor in the city of Santa Marta.
Now receiving a complex and innovative treatment called CAR-T, which removes and
reprogrammes her blood cells to fight cancer, the medic sent her for a series of blood
tests - resulting in her leukaemia diagnosis in August 2019.
By then too sick to fly home, she recalled: By the time I got my diagnosis, I was so
unwell that I was expecting a bombshell.
But it was such a chaotic situation that I almost didnt have any time to process
everything. I was thousands of miles away from home, having to use my phone to
translate, while doctors explained what was going to happen.
Even now, I still struggle with the idea that I have cancer. It almost feels like theres a
stigma around it, especially when youre young and, on all of the leaflets I was given,
everybody looked so unwell and depressed.
Its not been easy, but Ive been determined to make the most of the good times and
strive for moments of normality when I can. Its whats got me through.
Looking back, Ella believes her cancer symptoms first began to show in around April
2019, when she returne
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DUK10136093_009
SCHICKSALE - Nach der Rückkehr aus einem Rucksackurlaub entpuppt sich der Jetlag von Ella Dawson als aggressiver Blutkrebs
Ella on her graduation day (PA Real Life/Collect) ***Graduates backpacking adventure turned into a
nightmare when doctors discovered that her jetlag
was leukaemia so aggressive it had invaded 90 per
cent of her blood
By Erin Cardiff, PA Real Life
A graduate has revealed how her ultimate adventure became an unholy nightmare when
she was told her "jetlag" was in fact leukaemia so aggressive it had invaded 90 per cent
of her blood, when she was 5,000 miles from home.
After gaining a Fine Art degree at Newcastle University, in August 2019, Ella Dawson, 23,
jetted to Colombia, South America, for a seven-week backpacking trip of a lifetime.
Putting the exhaustion, nausea and dizziness she experienced shortly after arri ving down
to jetlag, it was only when mysterious bruises sprang up all over her body, that Ella, of
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, saw a doctor in the city of Santa Marta.
Now receiving a complex and innovative treatment called CAR-T, which removes and
reprogrammes her blood cells to fight cancer, the medic sent her for a series of blood
tests - resulting in her leukaemia diagnosis in August 2019.
By then too sick to fly home, she recalled: By the time I got my diagnosis, I was so
unwell that I was expecting a bombshell.
But it was such a chaotic situation that I almost didnt have any time to process
everything. I was thousands of miles away from home, having to use my phone to
translate, while doctors explained what was going to happen.
Even now, I still struggle with the idea that I have cancer. It almost feels like theres a
stigma around it, especially when youre young and, on all of the leaflets I was given,
everybody looked so unwell and depressed.
Its not been easy, but Ive been determined to make the most of the good times and
strive for moments of normality when I can. Its whats got me through.
Looking back, Ella believes her cancer symptoms first began to show in around April
2019, when she returned home for the Easter
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SCHICKSALE - Nach der Rückkehr aus einem Rucksackurlaub entpuppt sich der Jetlag von Ella Dawson als aggressiver Blutkrebs
Ella during CAR-T treatment (PA Real Life/Collect) ***Graduates backpacking adventure turned into a
nightmare when doctors discovered that her jetlag
was leukaemia so aggressive it had invaded 90 per
cent of her blood
By Erin Cardiff, PA Real Life
A graduate has revealed how her ultimate adventure became an unholy nightmare when
she was told her "jetlag" was in fact leukaemia so aggressive it had invaded 90 per cent
of her blood, when she was 5,000 miles from home.
After gaining a Fine Art degree at Newcastle University, in August 2019, Ella Dawson, 23,
jetted to Colombia, South America, for a seven-week backpacking trip of a lifetime.
Putting the exhaustion, nausea and dizziness she experienced shortly after arri ving down
to jetlag, it was only when mysterious bruises sprang up all over her body, that Ella, of
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, saw a doctor in the city of Santa Marta.
Now receiving a complex and innovative treatment called CAR-T, which removes and
reprogrammes her blood cells to fight cancer, the medic sent her for a series of blood
tests - resulting in her leukaemia diagnosis in August 2019.
By then too sick to fly home, she recalled: By the time I got my diagnosis, I was so
unwell that I was expecting a bombshell.
But it was such a chaotic situation that I almost didnt have any time to process
everything. I was thousands of miles away from home, having to use my phone to
translate, while doctors explained what was going to happen.
Even now, I still struggle with the idea that I have cancer. It almost feels like theres a
stigma around it, especially when youre young and, on all of the leaflets I was given,
everybody looked so unwell and depressed.
Its not been easy, but Ive been determined to make the most of the good times and
strive for moments of normality when I can. Its whats got me through.
Looking back, Ella believes her cancer symptoms first began to show in around April
2019, when she returned home for the Easter
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DUK10136093_008
SCHICKSALE - Nach der Rückkehr aus einem Rucksackurlaub entpuppt sich der Jetlag von Ella Dawson als aggressiver Blutkrebs
Ella now (PA Real Life/Collect) ***Graduates backpacking adventure turned into a
nightmare when doctors discovered that her jetlag
was leukaemia so aggressive it had invaded 90 per
cent of her blood
By Erin Cardiff, PA Real Life
A graduate has revealed how her ultimate adventure became an unholy nightmare when
she was told her "jetlag" was in fact leukaemia so aggressive it had invaded 90 per cent
of her blood, when she was 5,000 miles from home.
After gaining a Fine Art degree at Newcastle University, in August 2019, Ella Dawson, 23,
jetted to Colombia, South America, for a seven-week backpacking trip of a lifetime.
Putting the exhaustion, nausea and dizziness she experienced shortly after arri ving down
to jetlag, it was only when mysterious bruises sprang up all over her body, that Ella, of
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, saw a doctor in the city of Santa Marta.
Now receiving a complex and innovative treatment called CAR-T, which removes and
reprogrammes her blood cells to fight cancer, the medic sent her for a series of blood
tests - resulting in her leukaemia diagnosis in August 2019.
By then too sick to fly home, she recalled: By the time I got my diagnosis, I was so
unwell that I was expecting a bombshell.
But it was such a chaotic situation that I almost didnt have any time to process
everything. I was thousands of miles away from home, having to use my phone to
translate, while doctors explained what was going to happen.
Even now, I still struggle with the idea that I have cancer. It almost feels like theres a
stigma around it, especially when youre young and, on all of the leaflets I was given,
everybody looked so unwell and depressed.
Its not been easy, but Ive been determined to make the most of the good times and
strive for moments of normality when I can. Its whats got me through.
Looking back, Ella believes her cancer symptoms first began to show in around April
2019, when she returned home for the Easter holidays and felt
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Ella now (PA Real Life/Collect) ***Graduates backpacking adventure turned into a
nightmare when doctors discovered that her jetlag
was leukaemia so aggressive it had invaded 90 per
cent of her blood
By Erin Cardiff, PA Real Life
A graduate has revealed how her ultimate adventure became an unholy nightmare when
she was told her "jetlag" was in fact leukaemia so aggressive it had invaded 90 per cent
of her blood, when she was 5,000 miles from home.
After gaining a Fine Art degree at Newcastle University, in August 2019, Ella Dawson, 23,
jetted to Colombia, South America, for a seven-week backpacking trip of a lifetime.
Putting the exhaustion, nausea and dizziness she experienced shortly after arri ving down
to jetlag, it was only when mysterious bruises sprang up all over her body, that Ella, of
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, saw a doctor in the city of Santa Marta.
Now receiving a complex and innovative treatment called CAR-T, which removes and
reprogrammes her blood cells to fight cancer, the medic sent her for a series of blood
tests - resulting in her leukaemia diagnosis in August 2019.
By then too sick to fly home, she recalled: By the time I got my diagnosis, I was so
unwell that I was expecting a bombshell.
But it was such a chaotic situation that I almost didnt have any time to process
everything. I was thousands of miles away from home, having to use my phone to
translate, while doctors explained what was going to happen.
Even now, I still struggle with the idea that I have cancer. It almost feels like theres a
stigma around it, especially when youre young and, on all of the leaflets I was given,
everybody looked so unwell and depressed.
Its not been easy, but Ive been determined to make the most of the good times and
strive for moments of normality when I can. Its whats got me through.
Looking back, Ella believes her cancer symptoms first began to show in around April
2019, when she returned home for the Easter holidays and felt
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Ella during CAR-T treatment (PA Real Life/Collect) ***Graduates backpacking adventure turned into a
nightmare when doctors discovered that her jetlag
was leukaemia so aggressive it had invaded 90 per
cent of her blood
By Erin Cardiff, PA Real Life
A graduate has revealed how her ultimate adventure became an unholy nightmare when
she was told her "jetlag" was in fact leukaemia so aggressive it had invaded 90 per cent
of her blood, when she was 5,000 miles from home.
After gaining a Fine Art degree at Newcastle University, in August 2019, Ella Dawson, 23,
jetted to Colombia, South America, for a seven-week backpacking trip of a lifetime.
Putting the exhaustion, nausea and dizziness she experienced shortly after arri ving down
to jetlag, it was only when mysterious bruises sprang up all over her body, that Ella, of
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, saw a doctor in the city of Santa Marta.
Now receiving a complex and innovative treatment called CAR-T, which removes and
reprogrammes her blood cells to fight cancer, the medic sent her for a series of blood
tests - resulting in her leukaemia diagnosis in August 2019.
By then too sick to fly home, she recalled: By the time I got my diagnosis, I was so
unwell that I was expecting a bombshell.
But it was such a chaotic situation that I almost didnt have any time to process
everything. I was thousands of miles away from home, having to use my phone to
translate, while doctors explained what was going to happen.
Even now, I still struggle with the idea that I have cancer. It almost feels like theres a
stigma around it, especially when youre young and, on all of the leaflets I was given,
everybody looked so unwell and depressed.
Its not been easy, but Ive been determined to make the most of the good times and
strive for moments of normality when I can. Its whats got me through.
Looking back, Ella believes her cancer symptoms first began to show in around April
2019, when she returned home for the Easter
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Ella during CAR-T treatment (PA Real Life/Collect) ***Graduates backpacking adventure turned into a
nightmare when doctors discovered that her jetlag
was leukaemia so aggressive it had invaded 90 per
cent of her blood
By Erin Cardiff, PA Real Life
A graduate has revealed how her ultimate adventure became an unholy nightmare when
she was told her "jetlag" was in fact leukaemia so aggressive it had invaded 90 per cent
of her blood, when she was 5,000 miles from home.
After gaining a Fine Art degree at Newcastle University, in August 2019, Ella Dawson, 23,
jetted to Colombia, South America, for a seven-week backpacking trip of a lifetime.
Putting the exhaustion, nausea and dizziness she experienced shortly after arri ving down
to jetlag, it was only when mysterious bruises sprang up all over her body, that Ella, of
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, saw a doctor in the city of Santa Marta.
Now receiving a complex and innovative treatment called CAR-T, which removes and
reprogrammes her blood cells to fight cancer, the medic sent her for a series of blood
tests - resulting in her leukaemia diagnosis in August 2019.
By then too sick to fly home, she recalled: By the time I got my diagnosis, I was so
unwell that I was expecting a bombshell.
But it was such a chaotic situation that I almost didnt have any time to process
everything. I was thousands of miles away from home, having to use my phone to
translate, while doctors explained what was going to happen.
Even now, I still struggle with the idea that I have cancer. It almost feels like theres a
stigma around it, especially when youre young and, on all of the leaflets I was given,
everybody looked so unwell and depressed.
Its not been easy, but Ive been determined to make the most of the good times and
strive for moments of normality when I can. Its whats got me through.
Looking back, Ella believes her cancer symptoms first began to show in around April
2019, when she returned home for the Easter
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Ella during CAR-T treatment (PA Real Life/Collect) ***Graduates backpacking adventure turned into a
nightmare when doctors discovered that her jetlag
was leukaemia so aggressive it had invaded 90 per
cent of her blood
By Erin Cardiff, PA Real Life
A graduate has revealed how her ultimate adventure became an unholy nightmare when
she was told her "jetlag" was in fact leukaemia so aggressive it had invaded 90 per cent
of her blood, when she was 5,000 miles from home.
After gaining a Fine Art degree at Newcastle University, in August 2019, Ella Dawson, 23,
jetted to Colombia, South America, for a seven-week backpacking trip of a lifetime.
Putting the exhaustion, nausea and dizziness she experienced shortly after arri ving down
to jetlag, it was only when mysterious bruises sprang up all over her body, that Ella, of
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, saw a doctor in the city of Santa Marta.
Now receiving a complex and innovative treatment called CAR-T, which removes and
reprogrammes her blood cells to fight cancer, the medic sent her for a series of blood
tests - resulting in her leukaemia diagnosis in August 2019.
By then too sick to fly home, she recalled: By the time I got my diagnosis, I was so
unwell that I was expecting a bombshell.
But it was such a chaotic situation that I almost didnt have any time to process
everything. I was thousands of miles away from home, having to use my phone to
translate, while doctors explained what was going to happen.
Even now, I still struggle with the idea that I have cancer. It almost feels like theres a
stigma around it, especially when youre young and, on all of the leaflets I was given,
everybody looked so unwell and depressed.
Its not been easy, but Ive been determined to make the most of the good times and
strive for moments of normality when I can. Its whats got me through.
Looking back, Ella believes her cancer symptoms first began to show in around April
2019, when she returned home for the Easter
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Ella during CAR-T treatment (PA Real Life/Collect) ***Graduates backpacking adventure turned into a
nightmare when doctors discovered that her jetlag
was leukaemia so aggressive it had invaded 90 per
cent of her blood
By Erin Cardiff, PA Real Life
A graduate has revealed how her ultimate adventure became an unholy nightmare when
she was told her "jetlag" was in fact leukaemia so aggressive it had invaded 90 per cent
of her blood, when she was 5,000 miles from home.
After gaining a Fine Art degree at Newcastle University, in August 2019, Ella Dawson, 23,
jetted to Colombia, South America, for a seven-week backpacking trip of a lifetime.
Putting the exhaustion, nausea and dizziness she experienced shortly after arri ving down
to jetlag, it was only when mysterious bruises sprang up all over her body, that Ella, of
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, saw a doctor in the city of Santa Marta.
Now receiving a complex and innovative treatment called CAR-T, which removes and
reprogrammes her blood cells to fight cancer, the medic sent her for a series of blood
tests - resulting in her leukaemia diagnosis in August 2019.
By then too sick to fly home, she recalled: By the time I got my diagnosis, I was so
unwell that I was expecting a bombshell.
But it was such a chaotic situation that I almost didnt have any time to process
everything. I was thousands of miles away from home, having to use my phone to
translate, while doctors explained what was going to happen.
Even now, I still struggle with the idea that I have cancer. It almost feels like theres a
stigma around it, especially when youre young and, on all of the leaflets I was given,
everybody looked so unwell and depressed.
Its not been easy, but Ive been determined to make the most of the good times and
strive for moments of normality when I can. Its whats got me through.
Looking back, Ella believes her cancer symptoms first began to show in around April
2019, when she returned home for the Easter
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Ella on a rare day out of hospital (PA Real Life/Collect) ***Graduates backpacking adventure turned into a
nightmare when doctors discovered that her jetlag
was leukaemia so aggressive it had invaded 90 per
cent of her blood
By Erin Cardiff, PA Real Life
A graduate has revealed how her ultimate adventure became an unholy nightmare when
she was told her "jetlag" was in fact leukaemia so aggressive it had invaded 90 per cent
of her blood, when she was 5,000 miles from home.
After gaining a Fine Art degree at Newcastle University, in August 2019, Ella Dawson, 23,
jetted to Colombia, South America, for a seven-week backpacking trip of a lifetime.
Putting the exhaustion, nausea and dizziness she experienced shortly after arri ving down
to jetlag, it was only when mysterious bruises sprang up all over her body, that Ella, of
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, saw a doctor in the city of Santa Marta.
Now receiving a complex and innovative treatment called CAR-T, which removes and
reprogrammes her blood cells to fight cancer, the medic sent her for a series of blood
tests - resulting in her leukaemia diagnosis in August 2019.
By then too sick to fly home, she recalled: By the time I got my diagnosis, I was so
unwell that I was expecting a bombshell.
But it was such a chaotic situation that I almost didnt have any time to process
everything. I was thousands of miles away from home, having to use my phone to
translate, while doctors explained what was going to happen.
Even now, I still struggle with the idea that I have cancer. It almost feels like theres a
stigma around it, especially when youre young and, on all of the leaflets I was given,
everybody looked so unwell and depressed.
Its not been easy, but Ive been determined to make the most of the good times and
strive for moments of normality when I can. Its whats got me through.
Looking back, Ella believes her cancer symptoms first began to show in around April
2019, when she returned home for the
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Ella's radiotherapy headmask (PA Real Life/Collect) ***Graduates backpacking adventure turned into a
nightmare when doctors discovered that her jetlag
was leukaemia so aggressive it had invaded 90 per
cent of her blood
By Erin Cardiff, PA Real Life
A graduate has revealed how her ultimate adventure became an unholy nightmare when
she was told her "jetlag" was in fact leukaemia so aggressive it had invaded 90 per cent
of her blood, when she was 5,000 miles from home.
After gaining a Fine Art degree at Newcastle University, in August 2019, Ella Dawson, 23,
jetted to Colombia, South America, for a seven-week backpacking trip of a lifetime.
Putting the exhaustion, nausea and dizziness she experienced shortly after arri ving down
to jetlag, it was only when mysterious bruises sprang up all over her body, that Ella, of
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, saw a doctor in the city of Santa Marta.
Now receiving a complex and innovative treatment called CAR-T, which removes and
reprogrammes her blood cells to fight cancer, the medic sent her for a series of blood
tests - resulting in her leukaemia diagnosis in August 2019.
By then too sick to fly home, she recalled: By the time I got my diagnosis, I was so
unwell that I was expecting a bombshell.
But it was such a chaotic situation that I almost didnt have any time to process
everything. I was thousands of miles away from home, having to use my phone to
translate, while doctors explained what was going to happen.
Even now, I still struggle with the idea that I have cancer. It almost feels like theres a
stigma around it, especially when youre young and, on all of the leaflets I was given,
everybody looked so unwell and depressed.
Its not been easy, but Ive been determined to make the most of the good times and
strive for moments of normality when I can. Its whats got me through.
Looking back, Ella believes her cancer symptoms first began to show in around April
2019, when she returned home for the Easte
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Poppy Stewart-Brown and Tommy Bolger with their daughter Arabella at a party they had in lieu of a baby shower in May 2019 (PA Real Life/Collect) *** Young mum diagnosed with cancer whilst pregnant
after her spot was discovered to be an aggressive
10cm tumour celebrates her daughters first birthday
By Erin Cardiff, PA Real Life
A young mum revealed how her daughter's first birthday was especially poignant as it
marked a milestone in her own recovery from a rare cancer - diagnosed just 48 hours
before giving birth and requiring surgery three days later.
Told the headaches and nosebleeds she suffered during her pregnancy were common
side effects, Poppy Stewart-Brown, 24, felt like a "failure" for being so unwell and did not
know how women had more than one baby.
But, just two days before giving birth to her daughter Arabella, she discovered that a
painful spot on the left side of her nose was actually a tumour that had been silently
growing from her jawbone and causing her symptoms.
She had Ewing sarcoma, a rare form of cancer diagnosed in only 600 people in the UK
each year, according to the NHS.
Speaking out during Cancer and Pregnancy Awareness Week, beauty therapist Poppy, of
Cuckfield, West Sussex, whose partner Tommy Bolger, 27, is a gas engineer, recalled
how she feared she would never see Arabellas first birthday on April 26, saying: I feel so
lucky to be here today.
"Celebrating Arabella's first birthday was incredible, especially as it was a da y I thought I
might never see."
Poppy discovered she was pregnant in October 2018 after her first official holiday in
Antalya, Turkey, with Tommy, who she had met and fallen in love with over the summer
on the Greek island of Zante, where she was working in a bar.
While we were in Turkey, I picked up what I thought was a sickness bug. I was nauseous
and felt so tired, said Poppy, who had moved back to the UK with Tommy after the
summer holiday season.
I didnt want him to think I was boring,
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Poppy Stewart-Brown and her newborn daughter Arabella (PA Real Life/Collect) *** Young mum diagnosed with cancer whilst pregnant
after her spot was discovered to be an aggressive
10cm tumour celebrates her daughters first birthday
By Erin Cardiff, PA Real Life
A young mum revealed how her daughter's first birthday was especially poignant as it
marked a milestone in her own recovery from a rare cancer - diagnosed just 48 hours
before giving birth and requiring surgery three days later.
Told the headaches and nosebleeds she suffered during her pregnancy were common
side effects, Poppy Stewart-Brown, 24, felt like a "failure" for being so unwell and did not
know how women had more than one baby.
But, just two days before giving birth to her daughter Arabella, she discovered that a
painful spot on the left side of her nose was actually a tumour that had been silently
growing from her jawbone and causing her symptoms.
She had Ewing sarcoma, a rare form of cancer diagnosed in only 600 people in the UK
each year, according to the NHS.
Speaking out during Cancer and Pregnancy Awareness Week, beauty therapist Poppy, of
Cuckfield, West Sussex, whose partner Tommy Bolger, 27, is a gas engineer, recalled
how she feared she would never see Arabellas first birthday on April 26, saying: I feel so
lucky to be here today.
"Celebrating Arabella's first birthday was incredible, especially as it was a da y I thought I
might never see."
Poppy discovered she was pregnant in October 2018 after her first official holiday in
Antalya, Turkey, with Tommy, who she had met and fallen in love with over the summer
on the Greek island of Zante, where she was working in a bar.
While we were in Turkey, I picked up what I thought was a sickness bug. I was nauseous
and felt so tired, said Poppy, who had moved back to the UK with Tommy after the
summer holiday season.
I didnt want him to think I was boring, but I was so exhausted that all I wanted to do was
lie down.
He jok
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Poppy Stewart-Brown with her boyfriend Tommy Bolger with their daughter Arabella as she underwent cancer treatment in 2019 (PA Real Life/Collect) *** Young mum diagnosed with cancer whilst pregnant
after her spot was discovered to be an aggressive
10cm tumour celebrates her daughters first birthday
By Erin Cardiff, PA Real Life
A young mum revealed how her daughter's first birthday was especially poignant as it
marked a milestone in her own recovery from a rare cancer - diagnosed just 48 hours
before giving birth and requiring surgery three days later.
Told the headaches and nosebleeds she suffered during her pregnancy were common
side effects, Poppy Stewart-Brown, 24, felt like a "failure" for being so unwell and did not
know how women had more than one baby.
But, just two days before giving birth to her daughter Arabella, she discovered that a
painful spot on the left side of her nose was actually a tumour that had been silently
growing from her jawbone and causing her symptoms.
She had Ewing sarcoma, a rare form of cancer diagnosed in only 600 people in the UK
each year, according to the NHS.
Speaking out during Cancer and Pregnancy Awareness Week, beauty therapist Poppy, of
Cuckfield, West Sussex, whose partner Tommy Bolger, 27, is a gas engineer, recalled
how she feared she would never see Arabellas first birthday on April 26, saying: I feel so
lucky to be here today.
"Celebrating Arabella's first birthday was incredible, especially as it was a da y I thought I
might never see."
Poppy discovered she was pregnant in October 2018 after her first official holiday in
Antalya, Turkey, with Tommy, who she had met and fallen in love with over the summer
on the Greek island of Zante, where she was working in a bar.
While we were in Turkey, I picked up what I thought was a sickness bug. I was nauseous
and felt so tired, said Poppy, who had moved back to the UK with Tommy after the
summer holiday season.
I didnt want him to think I was boring,
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Poppy Stewart-Brown and Tommy Bolger with their daughter Arabella (PA Real Life/Collect) *** Young mum diagnosed with cancer whilst pregnant
after her spot was discovered to be an aggressive
10cm tumour celebrates her daughters first birthday
By Erin Cardiff, PA Real Life
A young mum revealed how her daughter's first birthday was especially poignant as it
marked a milestone in her own recovery from a rare cancer - diagnosed just 48 hours
before giving birth and requiring surgery three days later.
Told the headaches and nosebleeds she suffered during her pregnancy were common
side effects, Poppy Stewart-Brown, 24, felt like a "failure" for being so unwell and did not
know how women had more than one baby.
But, just two days before giving birth to her daughter Arabella, she discovered that a
painful spot on the left side of her nose was actually a tumour that had been silently
growing from her jawbone and causing her symptoms.
She had Ewing sarcoma, a rare form of cancer diagnosed in only 600 people in the UK
each year, according to the NHS.
Speaking out during Cancer and Pregnancy Awareness Week, beauty therapist Poppy, of
Cuckfield, West Sussex, whose partner Tommy Bolger, 27, is a gas engineer, recalled
how she feared she would never see Arabellas first birthday on April 26, saying: I feel so
lucky to be here today.
"Celebrating Arabella's first birthday was incredible, especially as it was a da y I thought I
might never see."
Poppy discovered she was pregnant in October 2018 after her first official holiday in
Antalya, Turkey, with Tommy, who she had met and fallen in love with over the summer
on the Greek island of Zante, where she was working in a bar.
While we were in Turkey, I picked up what I thought was a sickness bug. I was nauseous
and felt so tired, said Poppy, who had moved back to the UK with Tommy after the
summer holiday season.
I didnt want him to think I was boring, but I was so exhausted that all I wanted to do was
lie d
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Poppy Stewart-Brown and Tommy Bolger with their daughter Arabella (PA Real Life/Collect) *** Young mum diagnosed with cancer whilst pregnant
after her spot was discovered to be an aggressive
10cm tumour celebrates her daughters first birthday
By Erin Cardiff, PA Real Life
A young mum revealed how her daughter's first birthday was especially poignant as it
marked a milestone in her own recovery from a rare cancer - diagnosed just 48 hours
before giving birth and requiring surgery three days later.
Told the headaches and nosebleeds she suffered during her pregnancy were common
side effects, Poppy Stewart-Brown, 24, felt like a "failure" for being so unwell and did not
know how women had more than one baby.
But, just two days before giving birth to her daughter Arabella, she discovered that a
painful spot on the left side of her nose was actually a tumour that had been silently
growing from her jawbone and causing her symptoms.
She had Ewing sarcoma, a rare form of cancer diagnosed in only 600 people in the UK
each year, according to the NHS.
Speaking out during Cancer and Pregnancy Awareness Week, beauty therapist Poppy, of
Cuckfield, West Sussex, whose partner Tommy Bolger, 27, is a gas engineer, recalled
how she feared she would never see Arabellas first birthday on April 26, saying: I feel so
lucky to be here today.
"Celebrating Arabella's first birthday was incredible, especially as it was a da y I thought I
might never see."
Poppy discovered she was pregnant in October 2018 after her first official holiday in
Antalya, Turkey, with Tommy, who she had met and fallen in love with over the summer
on the Greek island of Zante, where she was working in a bar.
While we were in Turkey, I picked up what I thought was a sickness bug. I was nauseous
and felt so tired, said Poppy, who had moved back to the UK with Tommy after the
summer holiday season.
I didnt want him to think I was boring, but I was so exhausted that all I wanted to do was
lie d
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Poppy Stewart-Brown with her boyfriend Tommy Bolger and their daughter Arabella, pictured here as she was undergoing chemotherapy in summer 2019 (PA Real Life/Collect) *** Young mum diagnosed with cancer whilst pregnant
after her spot was discovered to be an aggressive
10cm tumour celebrates her daughters first birthday
By Erin Cardiff, PA Real Life
A young mum revealed how her daughter's first birthday was especially poignant as it
marked a milestone in her own recovery from a rare cancer - diagnosed just 48 hours
before giving birth and requiring surgery three days later.
Told the headaches and nosebleeds she suffered during her pregnancy were common
side effects, Poppy Stewart-Brown, 24, felt like a "failure" for being so unwell and did not
know how women had more than one baby.
But, just two days before giving birth to her daughter Arabella, she discovered that a
painful spot on the left side of her nose was actually a tumour that had been silently
growing from her jawbone and causing her symptoms.
She had Ewing sarcoma, a rare form of cancer diagnosed in only 600 people in the UK
each year, according to the NHS.
Speaking out during Cancer and Pregnancy Awareness Week, beauty therapist Poppy, of
Cuckfield, West Sussex, whose partner Tommy Bolger, 27, is a gas engineer, recalled
how she feared she would never see Arabellas first birthday on April 26, saying: I feel so
lucky to be here today.
"Celebrating Arabella's first birthday was incredible, especially as it was a da y I thought I
might never see."
Poppy discovered she was pregnant in October 2018 after her first official holiday in
Antalya, Turkey, with Tommy, who she had met and fallen in love with over the summer
on the Greek island of Zante, where she was working in a bar.
While we were in Turkey, I picked up what I thought was a sickness bug. I was nauseous
and felt so tired, said Poppy, who had moved back to the UK with Tommy after the
summer holiday season.
I didnt want him t
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Poppy Stewart-Brown on her 24th birthday in August 2019, with boyfriend Tommy Bolger with their daughter Arabella (PA Real Life/Collect) *** Young mum diagnosed with cancer whilst pregnant
after her spot was discovered to be an aggressive
10cm tumour celebrates her daughters first birthday
By Erin Cardiff, PA Real Life
A young mum revealed how her daughter's first birthday was especially poignant as it
marked a milestone in her own recovery from a rare cancer - diagnosed just 48 hours
before giving birth and requiring surgery three days later.
Told the headaches and nosebleeds she suffered during her pregnancy were common
side effects, Poppy Stewart-Brown, 24, felt like a "failure" for being so unwell and did not
know how women had more than one baby.
But, just two days before giving birth to her daughter Arabella, she discovered that a
painful spot on the left side of her nose was actually a tumour that had been silently
growing from her jawbone and causing her symptoms.
She had Ewing sarcoma, a rare form of cancer diagnosed in only 600 people in the UK
each year, according to the NHS.
Speaking out during Cancer and Pregnancy Awareness Week, beauty therapist Poppy, of
Cuckfield, West Sussex, whose partner Tommy Bolger, 27, is a gas engineer, recalled
how she feared she would never see Arabellas first birthday on April 26, saying: I feel so
lucky to be here today.
"Celebrating Arabella's first birthday was incredible, especially as it was a da y I thought I
might never see."
Poppy discovered she was pregnant in October 2018 after her first official holiday in
Antalya, Turkey, with Tommy, who she had met and fallen in love with over the summer
on the Greek island of Zante, where she was working in a bar.
While we were in Turkey, I picked up what I thought was a sickness bug. I was nauseous
and felt so tired, said Poppy, who had moved back to the UK with Tommy after the
summer holiday season.
I didnt want him to think I was boring, but I was
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Poppy Stewart-Brown with her daughter Arabella in summer 2019, whilst she was undergoing cancer treatment (PA Real Life/Collect) *** Young mum diagnosed with cancer whilst pregnant
after her spot was discovered to be an aggressive
10cm tumour celebrates her daughters first birthday
By Erin Cardiff, PA Real Life
A young mum revealed how her daughter's first birthday was especially poignant as it
marked a milestone in her own recovery from a rare cancer - diagnosed just 48 hours
before giving birth and requiring surgery three days later.
Told the headaches and nosebleeds she suffered during her pregnancy were common
side effects, Poppy Stewart-Brown, 24, felt like a "failure" for being so unwell and did not
know how women had more than one baby.
But, just two days before giving birth to her daughter Arabella, she discovered that a
painful spot on the left side of her nose was actually a tumour that had been silently
growing from her jawbone and causing her symptoms.
She had Ewing sarcoma, a rare form of cancer diagnosed in only 600 people in the UK
each year, according to the NHS.
Speaking out during Cancer and Pregnancy Awareness Week, beauty therapist Poppy, of
Cuckfield, West Sussex, whose partner Tommy Bolger, 27, is a gas engineer, recalled
how she feared she would never see Arabellas first birthday on April 26, saying: I feel so
lucky to be here today.
"Celebrating Arabella's first birthday was incredible, especially as it was a da y I thought I
might never see."
Poppy discovered she was pregnant in October 2018 after her first official holiday in
Antalya, Turkey, with Tommy, who she had met and fallen in love with over the summer
on the Greek island of Zante, where she was working in a bar.
While we were in Turkey, I picked up what I thought was a sickness bug. I was nauseous
and felt so tired, said Poppy, who had moved back to the UK with Tommy after the
summer holiday season.
I didnt want him to think I was boring, but I was so exha
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Poppy Stewart-Brown with her boyfriend Tommy Bolger on NYE 2018, in the early days of her pregnancy (PA Real Life/Collect) *** Young mum diagnosed with cancer whilst pregnant
after her spot was discovered to be an aggressive
10cm tumour celebrates her daughters first birthday
By Erin Cardiff, PA Real Life
A young mum revealed how her daughter's first birthday was especially poignant as it
marked a milestone in her own recovery from a rare cancer - diagnosed just 48 hours
before giving birth and requiring surgery three days later.
Told the headaches and nosebleeds she suffered during her pregnancy were common
side effects, Poppy Stewart-Brown, 24, felt like a "failure" for being so unwell and did not
know how women had more than one baby.
But, just two days before giving birth to her daughter Arabella, she discovered that a
painful spot on the left side of her nose was actually a tumour that had been silently
growing from her jawbone and causing her symptoms.
She had Ewing sarcoma, a rare form of cancer diagnosed in only 600 people in the UK
each year, according to the NHS.
Speaking out during Cancer and Pregnancy Awareness Week, beauty therapist Poppy, of
Cuckfield, West Sussex, whose partner Tommy Bolger, 27, is a gas engineer, recalled
how she feared she would never see Arabellas first birthday on April 26, saying: I feel so
lucky to be here today.
"Celebrating Arabella's first birthday was incredible, especially as it was a da y I thought I
might never see."
Poppy discovered she was pregnant in October 2018 after her first official holiday in
Antalya, Turkey, with Tommy, who she had met and fallen in love with over the summer
on the Greek island of Zante, where she was working in a bar.
While we were in Turkey, I picked up what I thought was a sickness bug. I was nauseous
and felt so tired, said Poppy, who had moved back to the UK with Tommy after the
summer holiday season.
I didnt want him to think I was boring, but I was so exhausted
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Poppy Stewart-Brown and Tommy Bolger with their daughter Arabella, October 2019 (PA Real Life/Collect) *** Young mum diagnosed with cancer whilst pregnant
after her spot was discovered to be an aggressive
10cm tumour celebrates her daughters first birthday
By Erin Cardiff, PA Real Life
A young mum revealed how her daughter's first birthday was especially poignant as it
marked a milestone in her own recovery from a rare cancer - diagnosed just 48 hours
before giving birth and requiring surgery three days later.
Told the headaches and nosebleeds she suffered during her pregnancy were common
side effects, Poppy Stewart-Brown, 24, felt like a "failure" for being so unwell and did not
know how women had more than one baby.
But, just two days before giving birth to her daughter Arabella, she discovered that a
painful spot on the left side of her nose was actually a tumour that had been silently
growing from her jawbone and causing her symptoms.
She had Ewing sarcoma, a rare form of cancer diagnosed in only 600 people in the UK
each year, according to the NHS.
Speaking out during Cancer and Pregnancy Awareness Week, beauty therapist Poppy, of
Cuckfield, West Sussex, whose partner Tommy Bolger, 27, is a gas engineer, recalled
how she feared she would never see Arabellas first birthday on April 26, saying: I feel so
lucky to be here today.
"Celebrating Arabella's first birthday was incredible, especially as it was a da y I thought I
might never see."
Poppy discovered she was pregnant in October 2018 after her first official holiday in
Antalya, Turkey, with Tommy, who she had met and fallen in love with over the summer
on the Greek island of Zante, where she was working in a bar.
While we were in Turkey, I picked up what I thought was a sickness bug. I was nauseous
and felt so tired, said Poppy, who had moved back to the UK with Tommy after the
summer holiday season.
I didnt want him to think I was boring, but I was so exhausted that all I wanted to
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Poppy Stewart-Brown and Tommy Bolger with their daughter Arabella, October 2019 (PA Real Life/Collect) *** Young mum diagnosed with cancer whilst pregnant
after her spot was discovered to be an aggressive
10cm tumour celebrates her daughters first birthday
By Erin Cardiff, PA Real Life
A young mum revealed how her daughter's first birthday was especially poignant as it
marked a milestone in her own recovery from a rare cancer - diagnosed just 48 hours
before giving birth and requiring surgery three days later.
Told the headaches and nosebleeds she suffered during her pregnancy were common
side effects, Poppy Stewart-Brown, 24, felt like a "failure" for being so unwell and did not
know how women had more than one baby.
But, just two days before giving birth to her daughter Arabella, she discovered that a
painful spot on the left side of her nose was actually a tumour that had been silently
growing from her jawbone and causing her symptoms.
She had Ewing sarcoma, a rare form of cancer diagnosed in only 600 people in the UK
each year, according to the NHS.
Speaking out during Cancer and Pregnancy Awareness Week, beauty therapist Poppy, of
Cuckfield, West Sussex, whose partner Tommy Bolger, 27, is a gas engineer, recalled
how she feared she would never see Arabellas first birthday on April 26, saying: I feel so
lucky to be here today.
"Celebrating Arabella's first birthday was incredible, especially as it was a da y I thought I
might never see."
Poppy discovered she was pregnant in October 2018 after her first official holiday in
Antalya, Turkey, with Tommy, who she had met and fallen in love with over the summer
on the Greek island of Zante, where she was working in a bar.
While we were in Turkey, I picked up what I thought was a sickness bug. I was nauseous
and felt so tired, said Poppy, who had moved back to the UK with Tommy after the
summer holiday season.
I didnt want him to think I was boring, but I was so exhausted that all I wanted to
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Poppy with Tommy and Arabella at Old Trafford football ground, Manchester, whilst she was having proton beam therapy (PA Real Life/Collect) *** Young mum diagnosed with cancer whilst pregnant
after her spot was discovered to be an aggressive
10cm tumour celebrates her daughters first birthday
By Erin Cardiff, PA Real Life
A young mum revealed how her daughter's first birthday was especially poignant as it
marked a milestone in her own recovery from a rare cancer - diagnosed just 48 hours
before giving birth and requiring surgery three days later.
Told the headaches and nosebleeds she suffered during her pregnancy were common
side effects, Poppy Stewart-Brown, 24, felt like a "failure" for being so unwell and did not
know how women had more than one baby.
But, just two days before giving birth to her daughter Arabella, she discovered that a
painful spot on the left side of her nose was actually a tumour that had been silently
growing from her jawbone and causing her symptoms.
She had Ewing sarcoma, a rare form of cancer diagnosed in only 600 people in the UK
each year, according to the NHS.
Speaking out during Cancer and Pregnancy Awareness Week, beauty therapist Poppy, of
Cuckfield, West Sussex, whose partner Tommy Bolger, 27, is a gas engineer, recalled
how she feared she would never see Arabellas first birthday on April 26, saying: I feel so
lucky to be here today.
"Celebrating Arabella's first birthday was incredible, especially as it was a da y I thought I
might never see."
Poppy discovered she was pregnant in October 2018 after her first official holiday in
Antalya, Turkey, with Tommy, who she had met and fallen in love with over the summer
on the Greek island of Zante, where she was working in a bar.
While we were in Turkey, I picked up what I thought was a sickness bug. I was nauseous
and felt so tired, said Poppy, who had moved back to the UK with Tommy after the
summer holiday season.
I didnt want him to think I was boring, but I
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Poppy with Tommy and Arabella in hospital, whilst she was having chemotherapy (PA Real Life/Collect) *** Young mum diagnosed with cancer whilst pregnant
after her spot was discovered to be an aggressive
10cm tumour celebrates her daughters first birthday
By Erin Cardiff, PA Real Life
A young mum revealed how her daughter's first birthday was especially poignant as it
marked a milestone in her own recovery from a rare cancer - diagnosed just 48 hours
before giving birth and requiring surgery three days later.
Told the headaches and nosebleeds she suffered during her pregnancy were common
side effects, Poppy Stewart-Brown, 24, felt like a "failure" for being so unwell and did not
know how women had more than one baby.
But, just two days before giving birth to her daughter Arabella, she discovered that a
painful spot on the left side of her nose was actually a tumour that had been silently
growing from her jawbone and causing her symptoms.
She had Ewing sarcoma, a rare form of cancer diagnosed in only 600 people in the UK
each year, according to the NHS.
Speaking out during Cancer and Pregnancy Awareness Week, beauty therapist Poppy, of
Cuckfield, West Sussex, whose partner Tommy Bolger, 27, is a gas engineer, recalled
how she feared she would never see Arabellas first birthday on April 26, saying: I feel so
lucky to be here today.
"Celebrating Arabella's first birthday was incredible, especially as it was a da y I thought I
might never see."
Poppy discovered she was pregnant in October 2018 after her first official holiday in
Antalya, Turkey, with Tommy, who she had met and fallen in love with over the summer
on the Greek island of Zante, where she was working in a bar.
While we were in Turkey, I picked up what I thought was a sickness bug. I was nauseous
and felt so tired, said Poppy, who had moved back to the UK with Tommy after the
summer holiday season.
I didnt want him to think I was boring, but I was so exhausted that all I wanted to d
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Poppy Stewart-Brown and Tommy Bolger with their daughter Arabella, Christmas 2019 (PA Real Life/Collect) *** Young mum diagnosed with cancer whilst pregnant
after her spot was discovered to be an aggressive
10cm tumour celebrates her daughters first birthday
By Erin Cardiff, PA Real Life
A young mum revealed how her daughter's first birthday was especially poignant as it
marked a milestone in her own recovery from a rare cancer - diagnosed just 48 hours
before giving birth and requiring surgery three days later.
Told the headaches and nosebleeds she suffered during her pregnancy were common
side effects, Poppy Stewart-Brown, 24, felt like a "failure" for being so unwell and did not
know how women had more than one baby.
But, just two days before giving birth to her daughter Arabella, she discovered that a
painful spot on the left side of her nose was actually a tumour that had been silently
growing from her jawbone and causing her symptoms.
She had Ewing sarcoma, a rare form of cancer diagnosed in only 600 people in the UK
each year, according to the NHS.
Speaking out during Cancer and Pregnancy Awareness Week, beauty therapist Poppy, of
Cuckfield, West Sussex, whose partner Tommy Bolger, 27, is a gas engineer, recalled
how she feared she would never see Arabellas first birthday on April 26, saying: I feel so
lucky to be here today.
"Celebrating Arabella's first birthday was incredible, especially as it was a da y I thought I
might never see."
Poppy discovered she was pregnant in October 2018 after her first official holiday in
Antalya, Turkey, with Tommy, who she had met and fallen in love with over the summer
on the Greek island of Zante, where she was working in a bar.
While we were in Turkey, I picked up what I thought was a sickness bug. I was nauseous
and felt so tired, said Poppy, who had moved back to the UK with Tommy after the
summer holiday season.
I didnt want him to think I was boring, but I was so exhausted that all I wanted
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Poppy Stewart-Brown after surgery to remove the tumour in her jaw on April 29, 2019 (PA Real Life/Collect) *** Young mum diagnosed with cancer whilst pregnant
after her spot was discovered to be an aggressive
10cm tumour celebrates her daughters first birthday
By Erin Cardiff, PA Real Life
A young mum revealed how her daughter's first birthday was especially poignant as it
marked a milestone in her own recovery from a rare cancer - diagnosed just 48 hours
before giving birth and requiring surgery three days later.
Told the headaches and nosebleeds she suffered during her pregnancy were common
side effects, Poppy Stewart-Brown, 24, felt like a "failure" for being so unwell and did not
know how women had more than one baby.
But, just two days before giving birth to her daughter Arabella, she discovered that a
painful spot on the left side of her nose was actually a tumour that had been silently
growing from her jawbone and causing her symptoms.
She had Ewing sarcoma, a rare form of cancer diagnosed in only 600 people in the UK
each year, according to the NHS.
Speaking out during Cancer and Pregnancy Awareness Week, beauty therapist Poppy, of
Cuckfield, West Sussex, whose partner Tommy Bolger, 27, is a gas engineer, recalled
how she feared she would never see Arabellas first birthday on April 26, saying: I feel so
lucky to be here today.
"Celebrating Arabella's first birthday was incredible, especially as it was a da y I thought I
might never see."
Poppy discovered she was pregnant in October 2018 after her first official holiday in
Antalya, Turkey, with Tommy, who she had met and fallen in love with over the summer
on the Greek island of Zante, where she was working in a bar.
While we were in Turkey, I picked up what I thought was a sickness bug. I was nauseous
and felt so tired, said Poppy, who had moved back to the UK with Tommy after the
summer holiday season.
I didnt want him to think I was boring, but I was so exhausted that all I wante
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Poppy Stewart-Brown and Tommy Bolger when they met in Zante, Greece, during the summer of 2018 (PA Real Life/Collect) *** Young mum diagnosed with cancer whilst pregnant
after her spot was discovered to be an aggressive
10cm tumour celebrates her daughters first birthday
By Erin Cardiff, PA Real Life
A young mum revealed how her daughter's first birthday was especially poignant as it
marked a milestone in her own recovery from a rare cancer - diagnosed just 48 hours
before giving birth and requiring surgery three days later.
Told the headaches and nosebleeds she suffered during her pregnancy were common
side effects, Poppy Stewart-Brown, 24, felt like a "failure" for being so unwell and did not
know how women had more than one baby.
But, just two days before giving birth to her daughter Arabella, she discovered that a
painful spot on the left side of her nose was actually a tumour that had been silently
growing from her jawbone and causing her symptoms.
She had Ewing sarcoma, a rare form of cancer diagnosed in only 600 people in the UK
each year, according to the NHS.
Speaking out during Cancer and Pregnancy Awareness Week, beauty therapist Poppy, of
Cuckfield, West Sussex, whose partner Tommy Bolger, 27, is a gas engineer, recalled
how she feared she would never see Arabellas first birthday on April 26, saying: I feel so
lucky to be here today.
"Celebrating Arabella's first birthday was incredible, especially as it was a da y I thought I
might never see."
Poppy discovered she was pregnant in October 2018 after her first official holiday in
Antalya, Turkey, with Tommy, who she had met and fallen in love with over the summer
on the Greek island of Zante, where she was working in a bar.
While we were in Turkey, I picked up what I thought was a sickness bug. I was nauseous
and felt so tired, said Poppy, who had moved back to the UK with Tommy after the
summer holiday season.
I didnt want him to think I was boring, but I was so exhausted that
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Poppy Stewart-Brown with her partner Tommy Bolger just before her diagnosis, when she was seven months pregnant and suffering with a headache (PA Real Life/Collect) *** Young mum diagnosed with cancer whilst pregnant
after her spot was discovered to be an aggressive
10cm tumour celebrates her daughters first birthday
By Erin Cardiff, PA Real Life
A young mum revealed how her daughter's first birthday was especially poignant as it
marked a milestone in her own recovery from a rare cancer - diagnosed just 48 hours
before giving birth and requiring surgery three days later.
Told the headaches and nosebleeds she suffered during her pregnancy were common
side effects, Poppy Stewart-Brown, 24, felt like a "failure" for being so unwell and did not
know how women had more than one baby.
But, just two days before giving birth to her daughter Arabella, she discovered that a
painful spot on the left side of her nose was actually a tumour that had been silently
growing from her jawbone and causing her symptoms.
She had Ewing sarcoma, a rare form of cancer diagnosed in only 600 people in the UK
each year, according to the NHS.
Speaking out during Cancer and Pregnancy Awareness Week, beauty therapist Poppy, of
Cuckfield, West Sussex, whose partner Tommy Bolger, 27, is a gas engineer, recalled
how she feared she would never see Arabellas first birthday on April 26, saying: I feel so
lucky to be here today.
"Celebrating Arabella's first birthday was incredible, especially as it was a da y I thought I
might never see."
Poppy discovered she was pregnant in October 2018 after her first official holiday in
Antalya, Turkey, with Tommy, who she had met and fallen in love with over the summer
on the Greek island of Zante, where she was working in a bar.
While we were in Turkey, I picked up what I thought was a sickness bug. I was nauseous
and felt so tired, said Poppy, who had moved back to the UK with Tommy after the
summer holiday season.
I didnt want him to t
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Poppy Stewart-Brown cuddling her daughter Arabella in November 2019, during her proton beam therapy treatment (PA Real Life/Collect) *** Young mum diagnosed with cancer whilst pregnant
after her spot was discovered to be an aggressive
10cm tumour celebrates her daughters first birthday
By Erin Cardiff, PA Real Life
A young mum revealed how her daughter's first birthday was especially poignant as it
marked a milestone in her own recovery from a rare cancer - diagnosed just 48 hours
before giving birth and requiring surgery three days later.
Told the headaches and nosebleeds she suffered during her pregnancy were common
side effects, Poppy Stewart-Brown, 24, felt like a "failure" for being so unwell and did not
know how women had more than one baby.
But, just two days before giving birth to her daughter Arabella, she discovered that a
painful spot on the left side of her nose was actually a tumour that had been silently
growing from her jawbone and causing her symptoms.
She had Ewing sarcoma, a rare form of cancer diagnosed in only 600 people in the UK
each year, according to the NHS.
Speaking out during Cancer and Pregnancy Awareness Week, beauty therapist Poppy, of
Cuckfield, West Sussex, whose partner Tommy Bolger, 27, is a gas engineer, recalled
how she feared she would never see Arabellas first birthday on April 26, saying: I feel so
lucky to be here today.
"Celebrating Arabella's first birthday was incredible, especially as it was a da y I thought I
might never see."
Poppy discovered she was pregnant in October 2018 after her first official holiday in
Antalya, Turkey, with Tommy, who she had met and fallen in love with over the summer
on the Greek island of Zante, where she was working in a bar.
While we were in Turkey, I picked up what I thought was a sickness bug. I was nauseous
and felt so tired, said Poppy, who had moved back to the UK with Tommy after the
summer holiday season.
I didnt want him to think I was boring, but I was so
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Poppy Stewart-Brown with her daughter Arabella in Manchester during her proton beam treatment in November 2019 (PA Real Life/Collect) *** Young mum diagnosed with cancer whilst pregnant
after her spot was discovered to be an aggressive
10cm tumour celebrates her daughters first birthday
By Erin Cardiff, PA Real Life
A young mum revealed how her daughter's first birthday was especially poignant as it
marked a milestone in her own recovery from a rare cancer - diagnosed just 48 hours
before giving birth and requiring surgery three days later.
Told the headaches and nosebleeds she suffered during her pregnancy were common
side effects, Poppy Stewart-Brown, 24, felt like a "failure" for being so unwell and did not
know how women had more than one baby.
But, just two days before giving birth to her daughter Arabella, she discovered that a
painful spot on the left side of her nose was actually a tumour that had been silently
growing from her jawbone and causing her symptoms.
She had Ewing sarcoma, a rare form of cancer diagnosed in only 600 people in the UK
each year, according to the NHS.
Speaking out during Cancer and Pregnancy Awareness Week, beauty therapist Poppy, of
Cuckfield, West Sussex, whose partner Tommy Bolger, 27, is a gas engineer, recalled
how she feared she would never see Arabellas first birthday on April 26, saying: I feel so
lucky to be here today.
"Celebrating Arabella's first birthday was incredible, especially as it was a da y I thought I
might never see."
Poppy discovered she was pregnant in October 2018 after her first official holiday in
Antalya, Turkey, with Tommy, who she had met and fallen in love with over the summer
on the Greek island of Zante, where she was working in a bar.
While we were in Turkey, I picked up what I thought was a sickness bug. I was nauseous
and felt so tired, said Poppy, who had moved back to the UK with Tommy after the
summer holiday season.
I didnt want him to think I was boring, but I was so
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Poppy Stewart-Brown with her daughter Arabella, pictured here during her last chemotherapy session in February 2020 (PA Real Life/Collect) *** Young mum diagnosed with cancer whilst pregnant
after her spot was discovered to be an aggressive
10cm tumour celebrates her daughters first birthday
By Erin Cardiff, PA Real Life
A young mum revealed how her daughter's first birthday was especially poignant as it
marked a milestone in her own recovery from a rare cancer - diagnosed just 48 hours
before giving birth and requiring surgery three days later.
Told the headaches and nosebleeds she suffered during her pregnancy were common
side effects, Poppy Stewart-Brown, 24, felt like a "failure" for being so unwell and did not
know how women had more than one baby.
But, just two days before giving birth to her daughter Arabella, she discovered that a
painful spot on the left side of her nose was actually a tumour that had been silently
growing from her jawbone and causing her symptoms.
She had Ewing sarcoma, a rare form of cancer diagnosed in only 600 people in the UK
each year, according to the NHS.
Speaking out during Cancer and Pregnancy Awareness Week, beauty therapist Poppy, of
Cuckfield, West Sussex, whose partner Tommy Bolger, 27, is a gas engineer, recalled
how she feared she would never see Arabellas first birthday on April 26, saying: I feel so
lucky to be here today.
"Celebrating Arabella's first birthday was incredible, especially as it was a da y I thought I
might never see."
Poppy discovered she was pregnant in October 2018 after her first official holiday in
Antalya, Turkey, with Tommy, who she had met and fallen in love with over the summer
on the Greek island of Zante, where she was working in a bar.
While we were in Turkey, I picked up what I thought was a sickness bug. I was nauseous
and felt so tired, said Poppy, who had moved back to the UK with Tommy after the
summer holiday season.
I didnt want him to think I was boring, but I w
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Poppy Stewart-Brown with her daughter Arabella on her first day of chemotherapy in May 2019 (PA Real Life/Collect) *** Young mum diagnosed with cancer whilst pregnant
after her spot was discovered to be an aggressive
10cm tumour celebrates her daughters first birthday
By Erin Cardiff, PA Real Life
A young mum revealed how her daughter's first birthday was especially poignant as it
marked a milestone in her own recovery from a rare cancer - diagnosed just 48 hours
before giving birth and requiring surgery three days later.
Told the headaches and nosebleeds she suffered during her pregnancy were common
side effects, Poppy Stewart-Brown, 24, felt like a "failure" for being so unwell and did not
know how women had more than one baby.
But, just two days before giving birth to her daughter Arabella, she discovered that a
painful spot on the left side of her nose was actually a tumour that had been silently
growing from her jawbone and causing her symptoms.
She had Ewing sarcoma, a rare form of cancer diagnosed in only 600 people in the UK
each year, according to the NHS.
Speaking out during Cancer and Pregnancy Awareness Week, beauty therapist Poppy, of
Cuckfield, West Sussex, whose partner Tommy Bolger, 27, is a gas engineer, recalled
how she feared she would never see Arabellas first birthday on April 26, saying: I feel so
lucky to be here today.
"Celebrating Arabella's first birthday was incredible, especially as it was a da y I thought I
might never see."
Poppy discovered she was pregnant in October 2018 after her first official holiday in
Antalya, Turkey, with Tommy, who she had met and fallen in love with over the summer
on the Greek island of Zante, where she was working in a bar.
While we were in Turkey, I picked up what I thought was a sickness bug. I was nauseous
and felt so tired, said Poppy, who had moved back to the UK with Tommy after the
summer holiday season.
I didnt want him to think I was boring, but I was so exhausted that all
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Arabella whilst she was in neonatal intensive care (PA Real Life/Collect) *** Young mum diagnosed with cancer whilst pregnant
after her spot was discovered to be an aggressive
10cm tumour celebrates her daughters first birthday
By Erin Cardiff, PA Real Life
A young mum revealed how her daughter's first birthday was especially poignant as it
marked a milestone in her own recovery from a rare cancer - diagnosed just 48 hours
before giving birth and requiring surgery three days later.
Told the headaches and nosebleeds she suffered during her pregnancy were common
side effects, Poppy Stewart-Brown, 24, felt like a "failure" for being so unwell and did not
know how women had more than one baby.
But, just two days before giving birth to her daughter Arabella, she discovered that a
painful spot on the left side of her nose was actually a tumour that had been silently
growing from her jawbone and causing her symptoms.
She had Ewing sarcoma, a rare form of cancer diagnosed in only 600 people in the UK
each year, according to the NHS.
Speaking out during Cancer and Pregnancy Awareness Week, beauty therapist Poppy, of
Cuckfield, West Sussex, whose partner Tommy Bolger, 27, is a gas engineer, recalled
how she feared she would never see Arabellas first birthday on April 26, saying: I feel so
lucky to be here today.
"Celebrating Arabella's first birthday was incredible, especially as it was a da y I thought I
might never see."
Poppy discovered she was pregnant in October 2018 after her first official holiday in
Antalya, Turkey, with Tommy, who she had met and fallen in love with over the summer
on the Greek island of Zante, where she was working in a bar.
While we were in Turkey, I picked up what I thought was a sickness bug. I was nauseous
and felt so tired, said Poppy, who had moved back to the UK with Tommy after the
summer holiday season.
I didnt want him to think I was boring, but I was so exhausted that all I wanted to do was
lie down.
He joking
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Poppy Stewart-Brown with her daughter Arabella on her first birthday, April 26 2020 (PA Real Life/Collect) *** Young mum diagnosed with cancer whilst pregnant
after her spot was discovered to be an aggressive
10cm tumour celebrates her daughters first birthday
By Erin Cardiff, PA Real Life
A young mum revealed how her daughter's first birthday was especially poignant as it
marked a milestone in her own recovery from a rare cancer - diagnosed just 48 hours
before giving birth and requiring surgery three days later.
Told the headaches and nosebleeds she suffered during her pregnancy were common
side effects, Poppy Stewart-Brown, 24, felt like a "failure" for being so unwell and did not
know how women had more than one baby.
But, just two days before giving birth to her daughter Arabella, she discovered that a
painful spot on the left side of her nose was actually a tumour that had been silently
growing from her jawbone and causing her symptoms.
She had Ewing sarcoma, a rare form of cancer diagnosed in only 600 people in the UK
each year, according to the NHS.
Speaking out during Cancer and Pregnancy Awareness Week, beauty therapist Poppy, of
Cuckfield, West Sussex, whose partner Tommy Bolger, 27, is a gas engineer, recalled
how she feared she would never see Arabellas first birthday on April 26, saying: I feel so
lucky to be here today.
"Celebrating Arabella's first birthday was incredible, especially as it was a da y I thought I
might never see."
Poppy discovered she was pregnant in October 2018 after her first official holiday in
Antalya, Turkey, with Tommy, who she had met and fallen in love with over the summer
on the Greek island of Zante, where she was working in a bar.
While we were in Turkey, I picked up what I thought was a sickness bug. I was nauseous
and felt so tired, said Poppy, who had moved back to the UK with Tommy after the
summer holiday season.
I didnt want him to think I was boring, but I was so exhausted that all I wante
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SCHICKSALE - Krebsdiagnose in der Schwangerschaft: Junge Mutter freut sich über ihr gesundes Baby
Poppy Stewart-Brown and Tommy Bolger with their daughter Arabella on her first birthday in April 2020 (PA Real Life/Collect) *** Young mum diagnosed with cancer whilst pregnant
after her spot was discovered to be an aggressive
10cm tumour celebrates her daughters first birthday
By Erin Cardiff, PA Real Life
A young mum revealed how her daughter's first birthday was especially poignant as it
marked a milestone in her own recovery from a rare cancer - diagnosed just 48 hours
before giving birth and requiring surgery three days later.
Told the headaches and nosebleeds she suffered during her pregnancy were common
side effects, Poppy Stewart-Brown, 24, felt like a "failure" for being so unwell and did not
know how women had more than one baby.
But, just two days before giving birth to her daughter Arabella, she discovered that a
painful spot on the left side of her nose was actually a tumour that had been silently
growing from her jawbone and causing her symptoms.
She had Ewing sarcoma, a rare form of cancer diagnosed in only 600 people in the UK
each year, according to the NHS.
Speaking out during Cancer and Pregnancy Awareness Week, beauty therapist Poppy, of
Cuckfield, West Sussex, whose partner Tommy Bolger, 27, is a gas engineer, recalled
how she feared she would never see Arabellas first birthday on April 26, saying: I feel so
lucky to be here today.
"Celebrating Arabella's first birthday was incredible, especially as it was a da y I thought I
might never see."
Poppy discovered she was pregnant in October 2018 after her first official holiday in
Antalya, Turkey, with Tommy, who she had met and fallen in love with over the summer
on the Greek island of Zante, where she was working in a bar.
While we were in Turkey, I picked up what I thought was a sickness bug. I was nauseous
and felt so tired, said Poppy, who had moved back to the UK with Tommy after the
summer holiday season.
I didnt want him to think I was boring, but I was so exhauste
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SCHICKSALE - Nach der Rückkehr aus einem Rucksackurlaub entpuppt sich der Jetlag von Ella Dawson als aggressiver Blutkrebs
Ella with a 100 stories book she features in about people with cancer (PA Real Life/Collect) ***Graduates backpacking adventure turned into a
nightmare when doctors discovered that her jetlag
was leukaemia so aggressive it had invaded 90 per
cent of her blood
By Erin Cardiff, PA Real Life
A graduate has revealed how her ultimate adventure became an unholy nightmare when
she was told her "jetlag" was in fact leukaemia so aggressive it had invaded 90 per cent
of her blood, when she was 5,000 miles from home.
After gaining a Fine Art degree at Newcastle University, in August 2019, Ella Dawson, 23,
jetted to Colombia, South America, for a seven-week backpacking trip of a lifetime.
Putting the exhaustion, nausea and dizziness she experienced shortly after arri ving down
to jetlag, it was only when mysterious bruises sprang up all over her body, that Ella, of
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, saw a doctor in the city of Santa Marta.
Now receiving a complex and innovative treatment called CAR-T, which removes and
reprogrammes her blood cells to fight cancer, the medic sent her for a series of blood
tests - resulting in her leukaemia diagnosis in August 2019.
By then too sick to fly home, she recalled: By the time I got my diagnosis, I was so
unwell that I was expecting a bombshell.
But it was such a chaotic situation that I almost didnt have any time to process
everything. I was thousands of miles away from home, having to use my phone to
translate, while doctors explained what was going to happen.
Even now, I still struggle with the idea that I have cancer. It almost feels like theres a
stigma around it, especially when youre young and, on all of the leaflets I was given,
everybody looked so unwell and depressed.
Its not been easy, but Ive been determined to make the most of the good times and
strive for moments of normality when I can. Its whats got me through.
Looking back, Ella believes her cancer symptoms first began to show in around April
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SCHICKSALE - Es waren nicht die Guetsli: Verwachsene Nabelschnur verursacht seit sechs Jahren Bauchweh
Terry Payne (Collect/ PA Real Life) *** Mum who thought her sons tummy ache was down
to snacking on biscuits horrified to discover part of
his umbilical cord had been inside him for six years
and was strangling his bowel
By Laura Withers, PA Real Life
A mum who thought her son's stomach ache was down to gorging on biscuits was
horrified to discover that part of his umbilical cord had been left inside him and, six years
after his birth, was strangling his bowel.
Insurance manager Terry Payne, 43, had caught her son Seb, now seven, raiding the
food cupboard a few hours before he told her his tummy was hurting on October 10, 2019,
so she put it down to too much snacking.
But when, later the next day, Seb, who has three sisters - Nicole, 24, Alexandra, 13, and
Gaby, 11 - started vomiting, was still in pain, his face turned grey and dark rings formed
around his eyes, Terry, of
Durham, and her project manager husband, Allan, 41, rushed him to hospital.
Recalling how her son first felt poorly when he came home from a boxing class, she said:
"He turned to me and said, Mummy, my tummy really hurts.
"I didn't think much of it, as earlier that day Id caught him helping himself to biscuits and
cereal, so I just thought hed eaten too much.
As a precaution, she and his dad had let him sleep in their bed, so they could keep an
eye on him, and did the same the following night.
But at around midnight on the second night they realised he had taken a turn for the
worse.
She continued: Seb got up and hid in the corner of the room. I switched the light on a nd
could see hed turned a funny, grey colour.
He had dark black marks under his eyes and I just knew something wasnt right. I dont
know if it was mothers instinct, but I knew something was wrong.
Leaving their sound asleep daughters in the care of Allan's parents, Allan and Pat, both
69, who live with the couple, they then took Seb to A&E, from where he was sent to the
paediatric unit, where he was mon
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SCHICKSALE - Es waren nicht die Guetsli: Verwachsene Nabelschnur verursacht seit sechs Jahren Bauchweh
Terry Payne (Collect/ PA Real Life) *** Mum who thought her sons tummy ache was down
to snacking on biscuits horrified to discover part of
his umbilical cord had been inside him for six years
and was strangling his bowel
By Laura Withers, PA Real Life
A mum who thought her son's stomach ache was down to gorging on biscuits was
horrified to discover that part of his umbilical cord had been left inside him and, six years
after his birth, was strangling his bowel.
Insurance manager Terry Payne, 43, had caught her son Seb, now seven, raiding the
food cupboard a few hours before he told her his tummy was hurting on October 10, 2019,
so she put it down to too much snacking.
But when, later the next day, Seb, who has three sisters - Nicole, 24, Alexandra, 13, and
Gaby, 11 - started vomiting, was still in pain, his face turned grey and dark rings formed
around his eyes, Terry, of
Durham, and her project manager husband, Allan, 41, rushed him to hospital.
Recalling how her son first felt poorly when he came home from a boxing class, she said:
"He turned to me and said, Mummy, my tummy really hurts.
"I didn't think much of it, as earlier that day Id caught him helping himself to biscuits and
cereal, so I just thought hed eaten too much.
As a precaution, she and his dad had let him sleep in their bed, so they could keep an
eye on him, and did the same the following night.
But at around midnight on the second night they realised he had taken a turn for the
worse.
She continued: Seb got up and hid in the corner of the room. I switched the light on a nd
could see hed turned a funny, grey colour.
He had dark black marks under his eyes and I just knew something wasnt right. I dont
know if it was mothers instinct, but I knew something was wrong.
Leaving their sound asleep daughters in the care of Allan's parents, Allan and Pat, both
69, who live with the couple, they then took Seb to A&E, from where he was sent to the
paediatric unit, where he was mon
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SCHICKSALE - Es waren nicht die Guetsli: Verwachsene Nabelschnur verursacht seit sechs Jahren Bauchweh
Terry Payne (Collect/ PA Real Life) *** Mum who thought her sons tummy ache was down
to snacking on biscuits horrified to discover part of
his umbilical cord had been inside him for six years
and was strangling his bowel
By Laura Withers, PA Real Life
A mum who thought her son's stomach ache was down to gorging on biscuits was
horrified to discover that part of his umbilical cord had been left inside him and, six years
after his birth, was strangling his bowel.
Insurance manager Terry Payne, 43, had caught her son Seb, now seven, raiding the
food cupboard a few hours before he told her his tummy was hurting on October 10, 2019,
so she put it down to too much snacking.
But when, later the next day, Seb, who has three sisters - Nicole, 24, Alexandra, 13, and
Gaby, 11 - started vomiting, was still in pain, his face turned grey and dark rings formed
around his eyes, Terry, of
Durham, and her project manager husband, Allan, 41, rushed him to hospital.
Recalling how her son first felt poorly when he came home from a boxing class, she said:
"He turned to me and said, Mummy, my tummy really hurts.
"I didn't think much of it, as earlier that day Id caught him helping himself to biscuits and
cereal, so I just thought hed eaten too much.
As a precaution, she and his dad had let him sleep in their bed, so they could keep an
eye on him, and did the same the following night.
But at around midnight on the second night they realised he had taken a turn for the
worse.
She continued: Seb got up and hid in the corner of the room. I switched the light on a nd
could see hed turned a funny, grey colour.
He had dark black marks under his eyes and I just knew something wasnt right. I dont
know if it was mothers instinct, but I knew something was wrong.
Leaving their sound asleep daughters in the care of Allan's parents, Allan and Pat, both
69, who live with the couple, they then took Seb to A&E, from where he was sent to the
paediatric unit, where he was mon
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