A mum has revealed the harrowing ordeal she suffered after nearly losing her life to a "decomposing" pancreas - and claims the pain was "worse than childbirth".
When Samantha Lewis started experiencing "excruciating" chest pains daily, she believed an infection had taken hold. But months later, her life was hanging in the balance.
Prior to her diagnosis, the mum-of-three sought out medical advice for her symptoms and as her scans came back all clear, she continued on with her daily life and career as a children's entertainer.
