"Luckily, I’m back on the pitch and I can continue with my normal life.” 🫶 In January 2022, Millie Turner was diagnosed with a rare condition known as a carotid artery dissection. “For me, it started with a heartbeat in my ear,” she said. “And I thought ‘what’s that?’ Like it’s just getting on my nerves. So, I mentioned it to the doctor. He said ‘right, let’s keep an eye on it. We’ll make sure that we keep checking it and if it gets any worse, let me know.’” At the time, the Reds were preparing for a trip to West Ham in the WSL, but after the game was called off, the squad had an in-house friendly, during which Millie recalls her symptoms became more apparent. She said: “My speech was slurring a little bit, the heartbeat in my ear was getting a lot worse and then yeah, I just couldn’t really focus, and I thought ‘something’s not right here’ and I told the doctor straight away. "He booked me in for a load of other tests and literally the next day after that, I found out that I ...