Boxer Georgia O’Connor made a brutal rant against doctors that claimed she was “gaslit” and “shrugged off” by doctors just before her tragic death, aged 25.
Georgia O’Connor, who died from cancer in May, said she spent months begging for help – only for her pain to be dismissed by doctors as “all in her head”.
The Durham-raised athlete was a Team GB representative and winner of the 2017 Commonwealth Youth gold. She died aged 25 after struggling with a “rare and aggressive” form of cancer labelled “incurable” by doctors.
In October of that year, Georgia was first informed of her diagnosis, which was a chronic inflammatory bowel disease (UC), and four months later, she married her husband, Adriano Cardinali. Her death, ironically, happened after only a fortnight of marriage.
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Unfortunately, Georgia’s death followed a history of NHS dismissals, where the boxer was left “crying on the floor in agony” for help. In an Instagram post shared before her death, she listed the mistakes she claims were made by medical professionals, and accused them of knowing her strong likelihood of developing the disease.
On January 31, Georgia dropped the “cancer bomb” to her 44.5k Instagram followers before swiftly calling out the alleged injustice of her diagnosis. She opened up about being in “constant pain” since early October and having to travel between Durham and Newcastle RVI A&E.
Georgia “felt it was cancer,” she said “deep down,” and she was aware of the seriousness of the situation right away. I was aware of the dangers. Colitis and PSC, two conditions that significantly increase your chances of getting them, are both present. They also know how high of a risk I am. They did it always.
The late boxer continued, “But not one doctor f*****g listened to me,” which is heartbreaking. I was not taken seriously by any doctor. I begged for these scans and blood tests while agonizing on the floor with no doctor to perform them. The boxer claims she was “gaslit” and shrugged off after asking doctors to take her medical history and symptoms into account.
They gaslighted me, assured me it wasn’t something, and gave me the impression that I was overreacting. They turned down my scan request. They declined to look into the matter. They turned their back on the radio. One even claimed that it is “all in my head.”
She remarked, “They could have gone through this before it even started.” But that was not their choice. Because of this, the NHS is in a bad place, failing young people like me repeatedly, because of it.
Georgia, who was outraged and betrayed, described the shortcomings as “a system that makes people suffer, sends them home in agony, and allows cancer to spread while the thick, stupid, mindless “doctors” shrug their shoulders,” in a statement. Over 20 000 fans and industry professionals flooded the Georgian post with comments.
The Mirror reached out to Durham and Newcastle RVI A&E for comment. Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust shared a statement, saying: “We are very sorry to hear the news about Georgia’s death and offer our sincere condolences to the family. We appreciate this a very difficult time, but when and if the family want to raise any concerns with us, we’d urge them to get in touch”.
Source: Mirror
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