A "warrior" teenager has been struck down with a chronic disease which has sent her life on a "downward spiral".
Ella Copley, 17, who is from Tingley, was first diagnosed with severe myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) and chronic fatigue syndrome at age 11. After this diagnosis the former "fit and healthy girl", now spends much of her time bedridden in Leeds General Infirmary and her body has "shut down", her mum said.
Ella's mum, Joanne McKee, added that her daughter's bladder "shut down" in 2019, and she was also diagnosed with postural tachycardia syndrome (PoTS) in 2021 - an abnormal increase in heart rate when sitting up or standing. Additionally she has been struck down with a number of urine infections, and is now fully dependent on being fed via a tube.
