For more than a decade devoted gran Judy has been unable to eat without vomiting - and she has no clue what's causing her agonising symptoms.
The 71-year-old has lost so much weight she's thinner than she's ever been at just 8stone 11lbs and heartbreakingly, her devastating condition also means she's too exhausted to play with her beloved grandchildren.
Judy, from Kent, first experienced problems when she underwent surgery for achalasia in 2008. Achalasia is a rare disorder of the food pipe, known as the oesophagus, which can make it difficult to swallow food and drink.
Judy explained: "It was like I had a golfball stuck down my throat and I was choking." She had hoped the operation would drastically improve her life but following her
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