A university student was jailed for two years after taking abortion pills which she claims were bought online by her abusive ex-partner.
20.07.2022 - 09:21 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
When Laura Nuttall was given a heartbreaking diagnosis after a routine eye test, her life was turned upside down. She discovered she had Glioblastoma Multiforme, an aggressive and incurable form of brain cancer, in 2018.
Laura was later found to have eight tumours, and was told she only had around 12 months to live. The student pulled the breaks on life as she knew it - leaving her university course in London to concentrate on treatment and ticking items off her bucket list.
But when her family discovered an innovative new treatment was available in Germany, Laura was given the chance to begin immunotherapy. She responded so well to the treatment that she began a new course at the University of Manchester, and now the 22-year-old has hit a milestone she previously would not have thought possible by graduating.
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Laura said: "In my first year, I wasn't sure if I would be able to make it to graduation - never mind get a 2:1!" Laura, from Barrowford in Lancashire, endured a craniotomy to remove the largest tumour and then started a gruelling programme of radiotherapy and chemotherapy.
After her family discovered the new treatment in Germany, Laura received a flurry of donations from friends, family and an online fundraiser to help cover the costs. She had to travel to Cologne every six weeks for her new treatment - but responded so well she was able to restart her studies.
Despite travelling for the gruelling treatment - which was made even more difficult by restrictions during the coronavirus pandemic - Laura excelled in her studies. She kept busy as an ambassador
A university student was jailed for two years after taking abortion pills which she claims were bought online by her abusive ex-partner.
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