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I SHOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN BORN

‘I GOT BULLIED A LOT AND IT WAS REALLY HARD BECAUSE NO ONE UNDERSTOOD MY CONDITION’

SHE’S carving a meaningful life for herself as an activist for the disabled and a talented showjumper. And her courage and determination have caught the attention of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.

But every day is a challenge for 20-year-old Evie Toombes, who has spina bifida. She spends up to 20 hours a day connected to feeding tubes to have intravenous “meals” to circumvent her weak and ineffective internal organs.

Incontinence and constipation are part of her existence and as

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