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Olivia Williams

Mum-of-two, 37, given a year to live after waking up looking like she was pregnant

A mum diagnosed with stage four cancer has been given a year to live after waking up looking pregnant.

Linsey Farrington, 37, began suffering with "horrendous" chest pains in April last year before doctors diagnosed her with pleurisy - an inflammation of the sheet-like layer that cover the lungs.

The mum-of-two, from Widnes, was treated for this with medication and had various tests and scans on her lungs which came back clear. Linsey said the pain was not going away, despite being on strong medication and would go "through a bottle of Gaviscon a day".

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