When mum-of-three Joanne Glover went to her GP complaining of unusual fatigue and severe foot pain, she was initially told she could be suffering from long Covid.
The 42-year old from Bacup was sleeping with her 'feet up on the sofa' and lying on the floor to try and alleviate her symptoms, saying she had 'never had anything like it before'.
Over the next year, Joanne saw her 'eyeballs go bloodshot red', swollen ankles, and a yellow tinge on her skin, and was eventually rushed to hospital after she began vomiting blood.
There, she finally received a devastating diagnosis of blood cancer, reports Lancs Live. READ MORE: Met Office verdict on how long hot weather will last in Manchester At the hospital, she was informed that she should have been prescribed omeprazole, a medication used to protect the stomach lining.