009 - "Man Up": Dismissed Instead Of Treated. Ellie's Fight - Ellie Howe
At just 16, Ellie Howe’s life changed overnight. What began as stomach pain spiralled into years of misdiagnosis, disbelief, and unimaginable suffering — dismissed by doctors, labelled dramatic, and told to “man up.” By 19, she was bed bound, on artificial nutrition, and told her illness was “life-limiting.”
But Ellie refused to let that be the end. With her mother’s relentless advocacy and a glimmer of hope, she found a surgeon willing to take a chance — a radical operation that would give her life back.
Now, six years on, Ellie can eat, walk, and live fully again. She’s back at university…
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