Lib Dem Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper Reveals Near-Death Battle with Crohn's Disease

Cooper shares her harrowing experience at the party conference, crediting the NHS for saving her life and pledging to fight for its future.

Daisy Cooper, Liberal Democrat deputy leader, recounted how she was given just four days to live due to an aggressive form of Crohn's disease.
Cooper's weight dropped to seven stone, her eyesight failed, and she was fed through a tube during her critical health crisis 12 years ago.
Doctors warned her she might never work again and would likely need surgery every five years, leaving her devastated.
She praised the NHS for not only saving her life but also enabling her to return to her work and purpose as a campaigner.
Cooper urged for increased NHS funding and reforms, highlighting the current healthcare crisis and the difficulties patients face in accessing timely care.