Britain’s first deafblind doctor has revealed how the disabilities she was told would stop her becoming a medic have instead made her a better one.
Dr Alexandra Adams, 32, says her heightened sense of touch has helped her find veins after other medics had failed.
She also uses a Bluetooth stethoscope linked to her hearing aids, which has even enabled her to pick up a subtle heart murmur missed during a consultant ward round.
But she believes her greatest strength comes from years spent as a patient herself.
The newly qualified doctor said that experience helped her realise an elderly woman thought to be
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