December 1979, Annie was three months pregnant with her second child and in excruciating pain.
Almost in the same breath, Annie was told she would have to have her leg amputated above.
Cancer.
Going from one doctor to another, after 18 months, Annie finally had a diagnosis - it was a malignant Ewing\'s tumour the size of a tennis ball on her knee.
In just a year, Annie had gone from being an active young woman to almost entirely incapacitated.
She couldn\'t walk, couldn\'t stand, couldn\'t sleep.
December 1979, Annie was three months pregnant with her second child and in excruciating pain