A couple who defied the odds to battle brain haemorrhage and breast cancer have said their diagnoses were 'the best thing that ever happened' as it made them start living life to the full. Sarah and Mark Pritchard, from Pontypool, Monmouthshire, had been dating for just six months when Mark suffered a brain haemorrhage that left him in a coma for three days. Five years later, Sarah, 49, was diagnosed with cancer after finding a lump in her breast. Now, more than a year after Sarah was given the all-clear, the couple have said the years of fear and uncertainty were 'worth it' as it has given them a greater appreciation for what they have.Sarah and Mark Pritchard, both parents to teenagers, met online in 2008Six months later, Mark suffered brain haemorrhage that left him in a comaHe made a full recovery and the couple married in moving service in 2011Two years later Sarah was diagnosed with breast cancer after finding lumpBut the couple said their ordeal has made them start living life to the full
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