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    SKINNY-SHAMED for being ill

    Aug 09, 2022 4 minutes
    WORDS: SARAH WHITELEY.
    PHOTOS: JEANE TREND-HILL

    Mummy, that lady has legs like Twiglets,’ a little girl whispered loudly, pointing over at me. The lady hushed her daughter and, giving me an apologetic smile, ushered her out of the shop.

    Sitting in my wheelchair, I looked down at my legs. There was no denying it – they were incredibly frail. In fact, as I took a moment to examine myself, taking in the clothes that were hanging off me, I barely recognised myself.

    I’d always been fit and healthy. Even in childhood, I’d avoided the usual outbreaks of chickenpox, mumps and measles. And as an adult, I got married and moved out of my

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