Beautician, 26, left paralysed and in agony after A&E 'sent her home with acid reflux'

A healthy and active beautician has been left paralysed and 'in agony' after a twinge in her back led to a life-changing diagnosis. Jodie Cox, 26, went to A&E in the midst of the Covid pandemic complaining of back pain.

After an examination, doctors reportedly told the salon manager that she could be suffering from kidney stones before sending her home with a straight-forward diagnosis of acid reflux. But soon after, the pain became excruciating and Jodie was forced to return to the hospital where she was 'sent home again'.

In the depths of the UK's third lockdown, on January 21, 2021, Jodie, from Telford, found herself struggling to stand. Along with her boyfriend, Luke Watson, she made another urgent trip to A&E, walking into the hospital for the last time - reports Birmingham Live.

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“One night she started to lose feeling in her legs so I took her to A&E, she was stumbling into the hospital and I had to support her," said Luke. "She never walked back out of A&E. She was transferred to Oswestry Hospital where they discovered a tumour in her spine.”

Jodie was given the devastating news that she had an aggressive type of osteosarcoma - a form of bone cancer. Within 18 hours she lost all feeling in both legs and was paralysed from the waist down. The cancer had led to a T10 incomplete spinal cord injury. Medics also found small tumours in her lung.

The once active and fun-loving 26-year-old, who loved walking her mother-in-law’s dogs, now faced the prospect of never being able to walk again. Due to strict coronavirus restrictions, she was alone when she received the diagnosis.

Her partner, who has since given up his job as a contractor to care for