A cancer victim who dismissed leukaemia as a bad case of tonsillitis has detailed the moment she discovered the devastating truth - and how she battled back to good health.
Alex Lawrenson, a hospital nurse, was put on a three day course of antibiotics for what she thought was just a very sore throat, septic tonsillitis. But her condition deteriorated and she was unable to speak without vomiting blood.
The 28-year-old, who worked on haematology ward, went to A&E and was dispatched immediately to the resuscitation department. The result of a blood test revealed she had acute myeloid leukaemia.
