In 2015, I didn’t have a period for 10 months, but a doctor confirmed I wasn’t pregnant so I decided, “Right, clean bill of health then.” Besides, I was at drama school in New York and couldn’t afford American healthcare, so I didn’t investigate further.
I also developed bad peripheral vision in my left eye, but when I went for an eye test, they said, “There’s nothing wrong with your eyes.” I was lacklustre and didn’t feel much joy in life, which isn’t my personality, but I was still able to shrug it off.
I returned to England to see my parents and best friend Ellen Robertson for Christmas, went to my GP about the missing periods, had a blood test, and he sent me for a precautionary MRI.
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