'The surgeon described it as like unblocking a sink' - brave mum diagnosed with three life-threatening health conditions after routine eye test
manchestereveningnews.co.ukdirect to your inboxA mum-of-three has told how a routine eye test led to the agonising triple blow of life-threatening health problems."I'm lucky I'm here to tell the tale," said Rebecca Dean, who was diagnosed after the examination with a 'ticking time bomb' brain condition.She then went on to catch bacterial meningitis and tested positive for Covid-19 in hospital.At one point she was so ill she couldn't communicate with her children or fiancée.Happily, Rebecca, 35, is now back at home with her family in Hyde, Tameside, after making a full recovery.She will need frequent MRI scans, but spoke of her gruelling ordeal in order to thank the heroic NHS for saving her life.And she revealed her eldest son, six-year-old Ethan, has even learnt to.
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