Since the age of twelve, Annie-Josephine Kearslake struggled with excruciating pain. Doctors always put it down to "bad" periods or irritable bowel syndrome.
But in the summer of 2020, her suffering became much worse. She recalls waking up one morning to the terrifying realisation she was unable to feel her legs.
She rushed to A&E and was referred to the gynaecology unit at Tameside Hospital. Doctors conducted an ultrasound and within a couple of months, they confirmed she was suffering from adenomyosis.
