A brave and inspirational Scunthorpe mum who is battling a rare and life-limiting condition which attacks her organs said she "wouldn't be here today" if it wasn't for the love and support of her husband and son. Amanda Kenvyn, 34, started experiencing unusual symptoms whilst pregnant with her son Toby, including headaches, joint pain and a large abscess on her breast. She was reassured by doctors that her symptoms were "normal" and that they would disappear after she gave birth.
But after she delivered Toby via C-section in January 2022, she spent five days in hospital due to a suspected infection. Two weeks later, she began suffering with more headaches and sinus pain, which doctors initially thought was sinusitis. READ MORE: Northern Lincolnshire mums praise 'revolutionary' babypod that helped their poorly babies in hours of need Grandmother overcomes health struggles, with the help of a Border collie called Colin, to publish her second book When Amanda's symptoms became so severe that she was unable to lift her son out of his cot due to a loss of sensation in her hands, and couldn't get to him as he cried because she lost the sensation in her legs, her husband rushed her to hospital.
Recalling the harrowing experience to Scunthorpe Live, Amanda said: "It was really scary. [Doctors] said the loss of sensation in my hands was down to carpel tunnel syndrome and said the loss of feeling in my legs was because of an infection, but they couldn't pinpoint exactly what it was. Am.