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Antony Thrower & Lucy Leeson

Mum thought she was just tired after having kids before devastating diagnosis

A mum who thought she was tired because of her children was shocked when she was diagnosed with a rare heart condition.

Vicky Waite, 43, found herself feeling breathless and tired after climbing a single flight of stairs or cleaning the house.

However she was shocked when doctors discovered she had Scimitar Syndrome, a rare congenital condition in which a vein from the right lung is abnormally connected to the heart.

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