Margaret woke up in excruciating pain and thought it was appendicitis. A visit to the doctor sent her to the emergency room, where they found a ruptured ovarian cyst. It meant major surgery, and afterward a hormonal imbalance and a deep depression. It was part of the three years between that bike ride in Oxford and finally leaving.
She Woke Up in Terrible Pain and Thought It Was Appendicitis
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