An air hostess with a modelling career and a beautiful baby girl, those around Diana Olijar thought she had the perfect life.
But injuries sustained during a horrific attack by a former partner changed all of that forever – leaving her bedbound with a condition so severe it could have caused an internal decapitation.
The 34-year-old, from Fallowfield, now spends much of her time lying in a dark room due to Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS), an illness which affects her skin, tendons, ligaments, blood vessels, internal organs and bones.
The pain is so debilitating, even small tasks like making a cup of tea feels impossible. READ MORE: Climate activists deflate tyres on SUVs in south Manchester suburb with notes left on windscreens Diana told the Manchester Evening News she had been working as a member of cabin crew for Thomas Cook Airlines when she suffered a spinal injury in an attack in 2012.
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