'Doctors have no idea of the fear patients have': why Sashie felt alone on her journey

By Kim Arlington
Updated April 27 2017 - 10:13am, first published April 15 2017 - 12:29am

She first had chest pains while working as a resident in intensive care, and put them down to stress. But when Sashie Howpage had difficulty breathing, her GP sent her for a chest x-ray.