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Hollie Bone

Woman, 25, with excruciating 'suicide disease' says it's like being burned alive

A footballer has described her daily "living hell" in which she feels she like she is "being burned alive" after a doctor diagnosed her with a horrifying disease.

Ellen Martin, 25, from Surrey has played for women's teams including Aston Villa and Fulham, but after sustaining a knee injury while playing in November last year, her world was turned upside down.

Six weeks after her operation to repair the torn ligaments, the sports coach noticed her leg would go from burning hot to ice cold and went back to her surgeon for answers.

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