She constantly felt tired - the reason why turned her world upside down

Alison Munroe just couldn't get to the bottom of her constant ill health and exhaustion. The 42-year-old would feel "wiped out all the time" and couldn't pinpoint the cause of her declining health.

The "fit and healthy" woman decided to seek medical help after noticing she kept suffering from long-lasting infections and minor injuries that wouldn't heal.

Alison, from the Hunts Cross area of Liverpool, was later told by her GP that she was anaemic. Anemia is a problem where not enough healthy red blood cells or hemoglobin are produced to carry oxygen to the body's tissues.

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But tragically, further tests revealed she was actually suffering from a rare type of blood cancer called Waldenstrom's macroglobulinaemia, or WM.

Raising awareness for Blood Cancer Awareness Month this September, she recounted her experience: "I went to see the consultant at The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre to get my results. I'd been googling like mad so I wasn't surprised when he told me it was Waldenstrom's macroglobulinaemia. My symptoms just seemed to fit and I felt like finally I had an explanation for how I had been feeling."

Waldenstrom's macroglobulinaemia (WM) is a slow-developing cancer affecting a type of white blood cell known as a lymphocyte. This abnormal cell growth leads to a reduction in healthy blood cells, compromising the body's ability to fight infections and transport oxygen, the Liverpool Echo reports.

Although Alison is living with cancerous cells throughout her body, she isn't currently undergoing treatment. Instead, her condition is being carefully monitored by her clinical team at The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre. She'll start treatment once