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| Woman appeals for return of pain relief gear stolen in Colchester | Woman appeals for return of pain relief gear stolen in Colchester |
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| Jayne Waters said the missing items were of no use to anyone else | Jayne Waters said the missing items were of no use to anyone else |
| A woman who suffers with chronic pain has begged for the return of an emergency medical bag that she said had been stolen. | A woman who suffers with chronic pain has begged for the return of an emergency medical bag that she said had been stolen. |
| Jayne Waters, 42, from Crowthorne, Berkshire, keeps an emergency supply of morphine and medicine, along with electronic devices that block severe headaches and spinal pain. | Jayne Waters, 42, from Crowthorne, Berkshire, keeps an emergency supply of morphine and medicine, along with electronic devices that block severe headaches and spinal pain. |
| The items were kept in a green Nike bag, which her husband was "devastated" to find missing, when the couple returned to their car on Priory Street, Colchester, on Tuesday. | |
| Essex Police confirmed it had received a report of a theft from a car park in Priory Street between 13:00 BST and 15:00 on Tuesday and that inquiries were ongoing. | Essex Police confirmed it had received a report of a theft from a car park in Priory Street between 13:00 BST and 15:00 on Tuesday and that inquiries were ongoing. |
| In 2016, Mrs Waters needed a spinal nerve stimulator to deal with chronic pain caused by childbirth | In 2016, Mrs Waters needed a spinal nerve stimulator to deal with chronic pain caused by childbirth |
| Mrs Waters, an artist, said: "It was very, very upsetting, and they would be of absolutely no use to anybody who stole them." | Mrs Waters, an artist, said: "It was very, very upsetting, and they would be of absolutely no use to anybody who stole them." |
| She said she was mainly bedbound, so it was unusual for the devices to be out of the house. | She said she was mainly bedbound, so it was unusual for the devices to be out of the house. |
| Her spinal implant is still activated but she is now without the remote and the serial number she would need to reprogramme it. | Her spinal implant is still activated but she is now without the remote and the serial number she would need to reprogramme it. |
| She appealed to whoever stole her items to hand them in, saying: ""I don't understand your story or why you needed to do that and I'm sorry if life is hard for you." | She appealed to whoever stole her items to hand them in, saying: ""I don't understand your story or why you needed to do that and I'm sorry if life is hard for you." |
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