Pick Me Up!

JUST LIKE MAGIC

Looking at the mirror in front of me, I didn’t recognise myself – I had sore, red acne around my jaw and shoulders.

In 2020, my husband Alistair, 37, and I were undergoing IVF.

Despite being terrified of needles, Alistair was still injecting me with treatment every day.

But the influx of different hormones had caused my skin to flare up.

It was like being a teenager again, knocking my confidence.

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