‘I had to relearn to walk after a rare illness – now people say I’m cheating by doing a marathon in my wheelchair’

A 23-year-old who was “always falling over” as a child and thought she was just “clumsy” was then diagnosed with a hypermobility disorder.

Jessica Ward, from Wickford, Essex, said she had experienced pain and joint problems throughout her life, which she initially put down to growing pains.