Lois Temel, 41, of Ryde in the Isle of Wight, was left with a hole in her head due to necrotising fasciitis, a deadly flesh-eating bacteria that was eating away at her face and could have killed her. In 2008, she was treated with antibiotics and underwent facial reconstructive surgery (an X-ray of her reconstructed face is pictured, top right). However, a year later she sneezed and her entire septum fell out of her nose. She was devastated to be told the disease had returned. She underwent more operations to cut away the bacteria and rebuild her nose (pictured bottom left) and is finally free of the bug. But the illness lost her a job and meant she had to move back in with her parents. She was left suicidal with no job, partner or home. But this year, a friend booked her on to a masterclass at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London. This boosted her confidence and re-invigorated her love of acting, and she became determined to go back to work. Now (pictured left), she is considering carrying out a masters at the school. Ms Temel said: 'January this year was one of the bleakest and I felt like I wanted to quit and did not want to carry on with this life. I had no house, no partner, no job, no kids - what was the point anymore? But acting has given me a real reason to go on and I find it very freeing and liberating.
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