Look what they did to my Janis Janis Revell overcame first blindness then deafness to lead an inspirational life. But when doctors refused to believe she was physically ill, that life turned to degradation and tragedy. Olga Craig talks to her mother

From: The Sunday Telegraph London | Date: November 12, 2006| Author: | Copyright information

Nothing could have prepared Audrey Revell for the sight of her daughter as she lay dying in the hospital intensive care unit. "I remember calling out, 'No, oh no', and sinking on to the bed beside her, my head in my hands,'' says Mrs Revell. Janis, just 34, was on life support: she was emaciated, her stomach hugely swollen, and her face contorted in pain.

Less than a year before, Janis, though profoundly deaf and blind, had been leading an independent life, caring for her baby daughter. Then, after a spell of depression, she was admitted to a psychiatric ward. For 10 months, as she slowly ...

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