The Amazing Life Of Anna Sewth!

Anna Sewth is a name you might have heard of: as well as being one of the UK’s professional doctors, she also invented a drug that could cure one of the nation’s biggest birth killers: phybioceopis. Her childhood was dark and cruel with death overtaking what is said to be a time when you are free; Anna was not free. With a head firmly set on being a physician, Anna studied at St Andrew’s Medical School. Soon after qualifying, she went on to be a superb doctor. Tragically she died at the age of 34. Even though she died so young, her life was far from wasted!

As a child Anna grew up with many obstacles and demons in her way. Unspeakable, her mother died of a brain tumour when Anna was just four. A year before her mother’s death, Anna lost her baby sister - who was called Rosie - minutes after being born. The doctors confirmed it was phybioceopis that killed her.  After those terrible deaths, there was only her father left. Anna was born in a small town in Cumbria on 17^th June 1980. She grew up with her dad (Michael) in Picker surounded by the wonder that is nature! Her father was a doctor and worked for the local hospital. He hated his job and had always dreamt of working for HRM the Queen, but he gave it up when he met Carol (Anna’s late mam). Even though he hated his job, Anna didn’t; she would often spend long hot days in the summer watching her dad do surgery indoors. However, she didn’t realise how long it would be before she had to put her skills to good use!

By the age of twelve Anna had already made her name famous to the nation.  It was a miserable Sunday.  The rain poured down from the washed out clouds and the wind blew up to 60 mph; Anna’s dad sent her to the shop to get some veg for tea. Anna bought the veg and was just about to leave the shop when suddenly she heard a beckoning scream from a woman, who was pushing a pram, at the end of one of the aisles. Determined to help, Anna ran over to see what was wrong.  It turned out that the baby in the pram had stopped breathing!  This may seem impossible but somehow Anna got the young child to start breathing again. After this extraordinary event took place, Anna received lots of gifts and fame, but the idea of saving a life was worth a lot more than all the gifts and fame! Is this were it all ended for Anna? Had she accomplished all she needed to? Or was she hungry for more?

Later in life-after graduating from St Andrew’s Medical School, Anna went on to become probably the world’s greatest doctor, however a hole still remained in the depths of her heart; all she ever thought about every minute of every hour of every day was what if she could have saved the life of her sister. Those words chimed in her head all day like the grandfather clock that stood tall and proud at the bottom of her stairs in her small cottage.  Unable to think clearly anymore, in a moment of madness, Anna quit her job! Destroying everything she had ever worked for. December 2007: her farther became critically ill. Knowing his daughter wouldn’t cope without him he whispered these inspirational words into her ears before slipping away: “I’m tired lass, a need to rest, but don’t think because of me you give up. Never give up; don’t greave all your life. Grab life with both hands ‘cause you’ll fail at some things but keep trying!” That’s when Anna realised her eyes opened and she immediately started working on a cure for phybioceopis. It took six long exhausting years but eventually she found a cure. She managed to save thousands of lives and in the end she wiped out the illness for good! Everything was finally working out. Or so she thought.

On the disastrous night of 19^th May 2013, Anna Sewth was on her way home from work when it happened. Anna was hit by a lorry and killed instantly. Her life was grabbed viciously from the light into the dark. This may seem like her time on earth seemed full of death and sorrow and in many ways it was, but when you think about it she saved hundreds, thousands, millions of lives. Isn’t that a happy and amazing life? Even today she is remembered for her influential, ambitious and talented personality.

Anna Sewth 1980-2013 who rests in peace with her mam, dad and Rosie!

By Sophie Yr 6