I am a 39-year old male who in January 2008 had a violent cough, weight loss and pains in my joints which changed daily. My three year old son used to imitate my coughing as I was doing it so much! My GP thought it was a virus and described me as a mystery...
Matt's story
I suddenly became very ill, I knew there was something wrong with me when I kept waking up in lots of pain and coughing up blood. I kept calling my mum at work because I was so worried that I couldn't breathe. My mum told me to get a paper bag and take big breaths slowly in and out, but it didn't work.
Roshan’s Story
In the month of November 2003 I was feeling unwell. I started to feel general malaise and loss of appetite and weight. Painful rashes started to appear around the soles of my feet, ears, cheeks and this exacerbated to an ulceration of my mouth. My parents initially thought this was part of the growing up process but they became concerned so arranged an appointment with my G.P.
