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I demanded another scan, and what followed was, without a doubt, the scariest 24 hours of my life.

I started suffering headaches, brain fog and lost my appetite.

We were told it was whooping cough.

We had shared such a wonderful life together and it broke my heart that she couldn't remember it.

Dad kept saying he was sorry.

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I lifted up my shirt and showed him the skin flap where my nipple used to be.

'I wrote letters for my children and made fun things for them to find around the house.'

I knew right from the get-go that Mom taking on Grandma's care was a mistake.

I attempted to carry on as normal - but the bleeding didn't go away.