A woman left devastated by the sudden death of her brother is now in the best shape of her life after taking up body building - when she inherited his weights. April Compaan, 34, thought she'd never be able to lift the 20kg plate dumbbells her sibling, Joe, 31, had left her after he suffered a brain haemorrhage, in July 2021.
Finding herself consumed with grief, the mum-of-two turned to alcohol to numb the pain. But after months of drinking she knew ''something had to change'' and in October 2022, she took on a personal trainer.
Soon she was in the gym every day and quickly found her ''raw grief easing''. April is now easily able to lift her brother's weights and has turned her hand to bodybuilding competitions - while transforming her physique.
