A mum who broke her spine in two places and 'shrank' five inches before being told she had cancer is campaigning to ensure others receive a much quicker diagnosis.
Karen Smith visited doctors on several occasions, but her symptoms were 'dismissed' as 'mechanical back pain' due to her job in a pharmacy, Stoke-on-Trent Live reports.
Then in late 2019, the 55-year-old suffered a fall at work that left her struggling to walk and having to sleep propped up in a chair.
