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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Student nurse, 21, says life changed in ‘blink of an eye’ after cancer diagnosis

Ayley Crawford was 19 when she was diagnosed with an aggressive form of leukaemia (Ayley Crawford/PA) -

A young woman who was diagnosed with an aggressive form of leukaemia after GPs initially suspected diabetes has told how her life was transformed in “the blink of an eye”.

Ayley Crawford was just 19 years old when she began having constant sinus infections, colds, muscle weakness, and even fainted during a university exam, in March 2024.

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