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Lib Dem Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper Reveals Near-Death Battle with Crohn's Disease

Cooper shares her harrowing experience at the party conference, crediting the NHS for saving her life and pledging to fight for its future.

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Overview

  • Daisy Cooper, Liberal Democrat deputy leader, recounted how she was given just four days to live due to an aggressive form of Crohn's disease.
  • Cooper's weight dropped to seven stone, her eyesight failed, and she was fed through a tube during her critical health crisis 12 years ago.
  • Doctors warned her she might never work again and would likely need surgery every five years, leaving her devastated.
  • She praised the NHS for not only saving her life but also enabling her to return to her work and purpose as a campaigner.
  • Cooper urged for increased NHS funding and reforms, highlighting the current healthcare crisis and the difficulties patients face in accessing timely care.