A mum was forced to close her 10-year-old business after sleeping all day due to a condition that causes extreme tiredness
Fitness coach Ellen Murray, 34, lost her family's sole income when her life was taken over by symptoms like fatigue, swollen glands and ulcers that made her throat too sore to eat or speak. She'd spend hours in bed after meetings, or lie on the sofa all day after the school run as she recovered from exhaustion. But the cause of her symptoms was a mystery.
The "high-achieving" mum of two young children ignored symptoms for years before her "body just gave up" in June 2020 amid the stress of the pandemic. An infection sparked the sore throat and swollen glands, but instead of bouncing back like normal, her flu-like symptoms continued for four months.
