New Zealand Woman’s Weekly

Olivia’s mystery illness ‘Mum Saved My Life’

It’s a moment Kelly Adie will never forget. Her 17-year-old daughter Olivia had just undergone a major eight-hour surgery. Olivia asked for water, took a tiny sip and swallowed.

“Her eyes lit up,” Kelly remembers. “The smile on her face was like a little kid experiencing something for the first time. She said, ‘Mum, it doesn’t hurt!’”

It was the best news Kelly, 51, could have hoped for. For seven torturous years, Olivia had

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