With two holes in her heart, a missing valve and pulmonary hypertension, which put pressure on her lungs, she has been on medication since her mother, Bev, found out about her condition when she was three months old.
Beckbessinger had had two pacemakers fitted, was never allowed to do physical education at school and had never had a job – she did not have the energy.
She was so sick that she could not walk up steps without stopping. Cleaning her teeth and brushing her hair exhausted her and she could sleep up to 20 hours at a time.
When Beckbessinger went out with friends, she would have to sit down and dance with her arms because the real thing was out of the question.
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