ABOUT THE AUTHOR

The author Hayley Williams was born in Bridgend Hospital to Allan and Gaynor Shaw and was brought up with her brother Christopher in Porthcawl.  As siblings they had a normal happy childhood, until her health took a dramatic turn for the worst.  She spent many years in and out of GP surgeries and hospitals with symptoms including violent headaches which would make her spin around in circles, balance issues, and slurred speech.  The frantic worry prompted her mother to take her to see a local optician who discovered that a large brain turmour was present.