A 34-year-old mum who has cracked her ribs from sneezing is scared to hug her family for fear of breaking a bone after an ankle sprain triggered an incurable condition. Sarah Duffy was forced to spend a week on bed-rest before her wedding so that she could walk down the aisle without excruciating pain – which she says has become a part of her daily life.
After rolling over on her ankle aged 26, Sarah, a recruitment consultant from Greater Manchester, began to suffer from weak and brittle bones which led to her diagnosis of osteoporosis. This is a health condition which normally affects people aged 80 and over.
Before the fall in 2014, Sarah was active and healthy, regularly skiing and practising martial arts. Doctors believe the fall may have triggered early onset osteoporosis which, according to the NHS, is a condition that weakens bones, making them fragile and more likely to break.
