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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Isobel Macmillan-Scott

UNCOVERED: Experience i see the world through a layer of snow | History Defined

Isobel Macmillan-Scott at home with one of her children
Isobel Macmillan-Scott at home with one of her children: ‘The diagnosis was validating, but crushing.’ Photograph: Laura Lewis/The Guardian

It was in February of this year that I first noticed something wasn’t right. I was coming to the end of my maternity leave with my second child, and had recently retrained from being a wedding cake-maker to a food stylist, something I loved. As well as looking after two kids with my husband, Chris, I was picking up lots of work. I was probably juggling too much, but life was exciting.

That week, I’d just finished a big job and was exhausted. I began to notice flashing lights in my vision. I assumed it was a migraine from overworking – I used to get them as a teenager – and didn’t think too much of it.

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