Georgia Love

But as so often can happen, life then dealt them the lowest of lows.

And then Ted fell back into old habits, a pattern that emerged every time things got hard.

Cindy didn't just fall asleep because she was tired.

She suffers from type 1 narcolepsy, a sleep disorder where your brain struggles to control sleep, causing overwhelming daytime tiredness and sudden muscle weakness, often triggered by strong emotions.

So it's not particularly surprising that Cindy couldn't help falling asleep in a loud, busy music venue, but Ted wasn't quite as understanding.

He got quite angry about it.

Or so she thought.

But then she saw a status on his social media that he was travelling solo and asking any females who were doing the same to come and join him.

This gut punch was the straw that broke the camel's back.

he said, can we do it at the end of this month?

It was an odd request, one Cindy could see right through.

She wanted to believe his heart belonged to her, but all the signs suggested otherwise, and everything came to a head on a night that was meant to be all about her.

The tables had officially turned and it made Cindy feel good.

It felt like he finally got the message and he'd been giving this so much time and effort to win her back.

And she believed Ted when he said things would be different and better.

Cindy sustained some pretty serious injuries as a result.

So Ted moved in, promising to help around the house and support her through her recovery.

While Cindy was grappling with the severity and complexity of what she'd discovered, she was also hit with the news that the house she lived in and loved was being sold.

She had just two months to find somewhere new.

It was a brave move, one that brought her both relief and a sense of release.