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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Joe Pagnelli

‘It’s killing me’: Young healthcare worker’s ‘pulled muscle’ kickstarts ‘life-changing’ chronic pain

A young woman who devoted herself to helping those needing end of life care is now appealing for donations to her medical costs after chronic pain landed her in a wheelchair and forced her to survive on benefits.

Thriving in her role as a hospital healthcare assistant, Georgy Hibbert’s life changed “virtually overnight” after experiencing a persistent pain in her lower back in March 2020 that she thought was a pulled muscle before it swiftly accelerated and became “unbearable”.

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