The kind mind
PHOTOGRAPH: LAURA DOHERTY
This morning I woke up feeling a little stiff, but I hopped out of bed as usual, bent down to grab my gym kit from its drawer, and BAM! White hot pain shot up my back. Frozen, I backed up and lowered myself onto the bed. Every movement hurt. Stuck there, I called for help. How could I have crippling back pain aged 30? I practise yoga, I eat well, I train my back and core muscles to prevent exactly this. Yet, as I waited, I thought of a friend I lost to cancer – a fitness and netball fanatic who, like me, lived a healthy lifestyle because she enjoyed being in good shape.