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  • Woman's Own

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    Apr 12, 2022 4 minutes
    WORDS: FRANCESCA WOODSTOCK

    ‘I deteriorated so quickly’

    Lisa Woodcock, 38, lives in Devon with her husband Justin, 50.

    As I watched my sister exchange vows with her new husband, I held back tears. ‘Congratulations,’ I mouthed with a smile. It was October 2021 and I was a bridesmaid for Kelly, then 42. It was of course emotional seeing my big sister get married, but it was more than that – I’d been so ill, I was worried I wouldn’t make it to see the big day.

    Eighteen months earlier, I was diagnosed with primary biliary cholangitis (PBC), an autoimmune disease that affects the liver. It started with an intense itching sensation, which prickled

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