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    ‘I WAS GIVEN A SECOND CHANCE’

    Oct 10, 2021 3 minutes
    By Courtney Greatrex

    Nearly a decade ago, mum Donna Thistlethwaite made a decision that would change her life forever. That decision saw her make an attempt to take her own life. In the process, she broke five vertebrae, a rib and lacerated her liver. Remarkably, Donna was rescued and survived the incident – and it gave her a second chance at life.

    Donna, now 53, went on to become a nationally renowned career coach, and also an award-winning mental health and

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