Cheryl, from Glasgow in Scotland, first noticed the lump on her foot when she was just 15 years old. It was uncomfortable, but not alarming. A doctor initially brushed it off and suggested physiotherapy. After a slip and fall, they believed she may have torn a ligament.
But over the next decade, the lump didn’t go away—it grew. And every time she accidentally bumped it, the pain was sharp and unbearable. Eventually, it swelled to the size of a golf ball.

By then, Cheryl had started dating David. But instead of telling him about the lump, she kept it hidden—out of embarrassment.
“I was ashamed of it,” she admitted while talking to Daily Mail.Continue reading…