A mum who had regular panic attacks and was always been prone to chest infections thought she had anxiety - but she actually had a rare and life-changing genetic condition. When Heather Bluer began experiencing mysterious symptoms similar to panic attacks during the Covid-19 pandemic, Heather knew something was amiss, an she was right - it turned out she had alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, which affects both the lungs and liver. "I shielded very strictly in lockdown, once it had passed and I

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