By Lorna Hughes A woman was diagnosed with a life-threatening condition after struggling to shake off a cough. Linda Sellar was sent for tests after she started experiencing breathlessness and picked up infections. Following blood tests and a bone marrow biopsy she learned she had acute myeloid leukaemia (AML). After the diagnosis in 2019 Linda was terrified that she might die before she could enjoy her retirement. Every year almost 3,100 people in the UK are diagnosed with AML yet its survival rates are among the worst of any cancer type. Just 13.6% of people survive longer than five years af…