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Mark Smith

Former showjumper and model terminally ill as weight falls to just five stone

A former showjumper, model and Instagrammer has been left bedbound and in constant pain by a series of chronic illnesses - one of which is terminal.

Georgie Allyn Barrett was first admitted to the Royal Glamorgan Hospital, Llantrisant, in January 2019 after complaining of pains in her legs.

In the five months that followed the 26-year-old remained in hospital where she was diagnosed with a number of rare and incurable diseases, many of which are autoimmune and cause ulcers to form on internal organs and nerves.

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