Turning off the lamp, I snuggled into my pillow, ready for sleep.
It was July 2022, and I'd enjoyed a day off from running my eyelash-extension business.
Playing tennis, catching up with my sister Elena, then 36, on the phone.
She lived in Austria, but we chatted constantly.
Around 5am, I woke up feeling sick and dizzy.
I drifted back off but hours later I woke again, still feeling terrible, and stumbled to the bathroom.
Then a sharp pain came shooting through my head.
Like a knife digging into my brain.
Something's seriously wrong, I panicked. I need to get to my phone…
Just then, my right leg gave
