Mum left devastated after discovering truth behind her ‘labour pains’

When 32-year-old Nina Langley began to suffer horrific pain at seven-and-a-half months into her pregnancy, her first thought was that she was going into early labour.

After heading to A&E however, doctors delivered a devastating diagnosis – she had bowel cancer, and it had spread to her liver.

Nina, who had been incorrectly diagnosed a year previous with Irritable Bowel Syndrome, was immediately rushed for an emergency Caesarean section so that she could begin life-saving treatment. Her son Teddy was born shortly after.

While Nina had experienced rib and shoulder pain during her pregnancy, doctors had put this down to the strain of carrying her baby.

Now, Nina and her fiancé, Ed Cusick, are sharing their story to warn other parents and parents-to-be not to take chances and to get second opinions on diagnoses if concerned.

“It’s a petrifying worry for Nina that she won’t see our Teddy grow up, but with the help of specialist treatment and those provided on the NHS, we aim to throw everything we’ve got at this cancer so we can stay together as a family,” said Mr Cusick.