A TEENAGER from Conwy is to perform along with bands in the area to raise awareness of the condition which dramatically changed her life.

Hannah Popey, a 18-year-old music student at Coleg Llandrillo, is holding a charity gig to raise awareness of PoTS (postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome).

She was diagnosed with PoTS after six years of being blighted by illness.

The condition means her heart rate increases rapidly after getting up from sitting or lying down, and she is left exhausted by tasks and activities that many people take for granted.

Hannah had to give up her love of sport and was home-educated from Year Eight onwards, as she couldn’t physically attend school.

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Since then, she has learned to play guitar, written, produced and performed her own music.

Now, the singer-songwriter is giving back to the charity which has helped her, by staging a night of music and entertainment in aid of PoTS UK.

“A Night to Remember” will take place at the Conwy Comrades Sports and Social Club on Friday, April 26.

As well as Hannah, other performers include bands Noisewave, G-String and Highway 88.

The night will be hosted by drag performer Ivory Glam, and will also include a raffle.

Tickets to the event cost £5, with all proceeds going to PoTS UK.

Hannah said: “I’ve decided to raise money for PoTS UK because obviously this is a charity close to my heart.

“They’re a small charity and I think this charity deserves awareness as not a lot of people know about PoTS.

“I’ve been ill for around six years now and have recently been diagnosed with PoTS in the last month or so.

“It affects my life massively. I get very low blood pressure, and I have to use mobility aids when I go out because I can’t walk far.”

Hannah has written and produced her own songs and regularly performs them - including her latest track, Dream to Forget, which charted on iTunes after she recorded it for the Coleg Llandrillo album, High Society.

She is now in the second year of her course at Coleg Llandrillo, with her charity gig doubling up as her final major project.

Since receiving her diagnosis, Hannah has been prescribed beta blockers which help manage her symptoms.

Hannah is determined to pursue her dream career as a singer-songwriter, and also to help others who suffer from PoTS.

She added: “This diagnosis has helped me a lot because now I know what I have and I’m starting medication now.

 “Obviously, I’m going to have this for the rest of my life and it’s not something that will just go away, but this will hopefully help manage my symptoms and will help me do day-to-day things that I want to do.

 “My plan for the future is to hopefully become a successful singer-songwriter and producer. I maybe want to do some more campaigns on raising awareness for PoTS through live events.

“Not many people know about PoTS, so I want to raise awareness and help other people who have POTS or maybe who don’t know they have it.”

Tickets for the concert can be bought on a GoFundMe page – www.gofundme.com/f/ticket-donations-for-pots-uk-variety-performance -  for a suggested donation of £5, or pay at the door by cash or card.

All proceeds go to PoTS UK.