Busy mum-of-two Maria Black first thought she was suffering from exhaustion while she was breastfeeding before eventually visiting her doctor with a persistent cough which had been lingering for months.
Maria, a preschool teacher, now realises there were subtle signs she was unwell; her face was slightly swollen, she was constantly stressed, and her body felt different.
When Maria stopped breastfeeding two weeks later, she felt something odd.
The doctor agreed to do a biopsy, with Maria explaining: "She told me, 'I can definitely tell it’s nothing serious.
Raising two energetic children while going through treatment wasn’t always easy, but in some ways, it helped Maria keep moving.
