A mum whose 'glass or two of wine' in the evening spiralled into a devastating addiction to booze which saw her lose 15 stone has shared her path to recovery.
Teresa Allen, 45, began downing a bottle of whisky a day to cope with mounting pressures at work and the heartbreak of splitting up with her partner.
After her weight plummeted from 22 stone to a tiny seven stone, Teresa finally checked into hospital when she began coughing up blood.
By the time she arrived doctors revealed her organs were shutting down and she was 'on the brink of death,' unlikely to survive.
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