Nurse who missed her own cancer put symptoms down to football and yoga

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A Wolverhampton nurse who attributed a suspicious bruise and persistent exhaustion to her football hobby has spoken out about her cancer diagnosis, urging others not to dismiss similar warning signs.Katie Haywood, now 46, was diagnosed with myeloma in June last year after months of explaining away various symptoms."There were a lot of separate little things, but I made excuses for all my symptoms," she said.The mother-of-two, who balanced her nursing career with teaching yoga and playing football, discovered she had the incurable blood cancer only when her condition had become critical.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say She is now sharing her story during Myeloma Awareness Week.

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Mrs Haywood recalled noticing a severe bruise on her arm approximately three months before receiving her diagnosis."I didn't remember being hit, but I thought someone must have elbowed me at football and I didn't notice," she explained.The mark appeared as though blood had pooled beneath the skin, yet it...

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