Anger, tears and joy after Shropshire woman’s heart attack at 22

She is now an ambassador for the British Heart Foundation and has raised awareness of women suffering with heart issues.

“I got engaged, qualified as a Pilates teacher, started teaching at a studio, started a podcast… I’ve got loads of things coming for 2025,” she told the BBC.

However, she added this had not come without sacrifice.

“I had to change my life completely… I went from weight training and playing hockey to mat Pilates and reformer Pilates, so it was lower impact.”

She also changed her diet and now takes dozens of medications every day including blood thinners.

“I don’t take anything, even the smallest little things, for granted,” she said firmly.

“Being able to walk up the stairs, being able to clean my house, being able to work out, personal train in a gym.

“For me, that’s extraordinary because there’s so many people out there that have what I have or have been through what I have been through, and they can’t do those things.”