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Sarah Vesty & Iona Young

Scottish mum left paralysed after 'bending over to pick up pen' planned to end own life

A brave Scottish mum who was left paralysed after ‘bending over to pick up a pen’ has told how she planned to end her own life as she struggled to come to terms with her condition.

Michelle Moffatt was working as an ICU nurse in November 2019 when she suffered two prolapsed discs in her back, which began pressing on her nerves and spinal cord.

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