A former headteacher who spent 12 weeks thinking she was going to die has shared her inspiring story from being diagnosed with a rare lung condition to becoming an award-winning businesswoman. Krissi Saccho, 50, was diagnosed with Pulmonary Sarcoidosis, a condition which mimics symptoms of cancer, back in 2017.
As a result of the illness, Krissi, from Bingham, suffers with extreme pains and symptoms of arthritis and other ailments that people with cancer may get. Doctors initially diagnosed Krissi with terminal lung cancer and she says the next 12 weeks were a 'horror story' thinking she was going to die.
When the coronavirus pandemic hit the world in early 2020, Krissi was given one task that year by her doctor - 'to stay alive'. As a result she was entirely house-bound which, while affecting her in-school teaching and consultancy career, gave her an idea.
