“At the time of my diagnosis, my cancer cells were at 97 percent, so there were only three percent of my blood cells classed as healthy, “ Francesca told Lorraine.
She then talked about her symptoms: “I definitely did feel very tired and I lost quite a bit of weight.
“I was having really bad leg pains, excruciating, to the point where I couldn’t walk and I was having to leave school earlier.
“I also had this massive rash on my legs, which was when the doctors started thinking it could be something more serious.”
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