Tom Hunt was in Budapest with friends when he first started feeling unwell. He'd spent the summer before university interrailing across Europe, and thought he probably just needed more sleep and less beer.
But by the time he reached Prague, the then 18-year-old from Hale, started feeling worse. At this point he was suffering from a chest and throat infection and felt exceptionally tired - even after 16 hours of sleep.
Tom decided to fly home early and was able to get a doctor's appointment with his friend's dad, who was also his local GP. He was given antibiotics and booked in for a blood test two days later after raising concerns about a large haematoma on his leg.
