Faye Bala, 38, who grew up in Aberdeen, was diagnosed with Essentia Thrombocythaemia (ET) at the age of 16.
Faye Bala, 38, from Aberdeen, has been living with Essential Thrombocythemia - a type of blood cancer that affects the bone marrow - since she was just 16. She has told how her school days in the Granite City led to the diagnosis that would change her life as she campaigns this month as part of Blood Cancer Awareness Month.
Faye told Manchester Evening News: "When I was 16, I was diagnosed with a blood disorder. At the time my doctor in Aberdeen told me not to Google it as it might scare me and that it had connections with cancer. In 2018 she became pregnant with daughter Olive and was still managing well during her pregnancy. But the headaches returned a few years later and on one occasion temporarily lost her ability to speak.
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