The Unseen Struggle of Maryam Moshiri: What Her Diagnosis Reveals About Us The news that BBC presenter Maryam Moshiri is living with polycythaemia vera (PV), an incurable blood cancer, has shed light on a disease that affects thousands in Britain.
Behind the headlines lies a more profound truth: our society's tendency to trivialize and compartmentalize illness.
Polycythaemia vera is a condition where the body produces too many red blood cells, leading to thickened blood and an increased risk of clots.