A woman who went from being a normal, outgoing mother to "feeling disfigured" due to a rare blood vessel disease has died at the age of 47 - after spending her final years inside her house to avoid people staring at her.
Glamorous and outgoing Nicola Kilby was diagnosed with rare condition Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (GPA) in 2017. Due to the dramatic effects the illness had on her appearance, she was unable to look in the mirror and refused photographs.
The mum-of-eight passed away in July, after a five year battle with the disease that left her deaf in both ears, extensively damaged her soft pallet and caused her nose to collapse.
