‘I thought it was the MENOPAUSE. I was wrong…’

We’ve all experienced that sleepy sensation, and many of us are all too familiar with the feeling of being so tired that it’s a constant struggle to push through each day. Essentially, you’re exhausted, which can often be a symptom of the menopause. But what if it’s something more serious?

Nicki Hornby, 51, lives in Somerset with her 14-year-old daughter Lucie. She is single and also has two grown-up children, Becky, 25 and James, 22, who live away from home. Here, Nicki speaks to about the shock at discovering that her feeling of constant tiredness was a sign