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Health
‘It’s Not Just The Physical Effects But Also The Mental Torture’ – Mum Had Double Mastectomy And Chemo Before Docs Admit They Misdiagnosed Her With Breast Cancer
Sarah Boyle was devastated when doctors told her she had triple negative breast cancer in 2016.
‘It Was The Worst And Best Year Of My Life’ – Cancer-Stricken Bride Who Didn’t Want To Walk Down The Aisle Bald Managed To Keep Her Hair During Chemo By Wearing A COLD HAT
Allison Carey, 28, was devastated to learn she had stage two breast cancer four months before her wedding to high school maths teacher Michael Carey, 31.
‘I Had An Obsession To Get Strong’ – 23st Man Lost Nine Stone After Ditching 10,000 Calorie Diet He Was Copying From Bodybuilders On Instagram
Brandon Pickup, 22, used to force feed himself steaks, burgers and fried breakfasts in a bid to get strong, and peaked at 23st.
‘My Heart Was In My Mouth But My Training Kicked In’ – Dog Lover Saved Her Pooch’s Life After He Started Choking On A Piece Of Sofa – By Performing The Heimlich Maneuver
Louise Davies was left petrified when her little French bulldog Angus started making a wretching noise and losing the colour in his face.
‘It’s Shockingly Bad This Was Able To Happen’ – Woman Suffering From Throat Infection Mistakenly Told She Had CANCER After Hospital Staff Fail To Spot Error In Letter
Nicola Denyer, 39, received a letter from a hospital's department for ear, nose and throat telling her the devastating news that she had cancer at the base of her tongue.
Pair Of Pensioners Have Become Two Of The Oldest People In Britain To Achieve Black Belts – In KARATE
Sprightly Sheila Stewart, 72, and Isabel Murray, 77, took up the sport in 2015 when Sheila began taking her grandchildren to classes.
‘Trying On The Dress Again Was So Surreal, It Absolutely Swamped Me!’ – Shrinking Bride Lost Over 100lbs After Her Wedding
Angela Crump, 28, weighed 19st 5lb and paid $3,000 for a custom-made blush wedding dress in a US size 28 (UK size 32) to marry her husband Joshua, 27, in May 2017.
‘The Stroke Has Completely Changed My Life’ – Six-Year-Old Girl Saves Mother’s Life After Spotting She Was Having A Stroke On A Plane – Caused By The Take Off
Alexandra Hajipaulis, 39, was on a Ryanair flight to Crete with her daughter Jaideen when she suffered an ischemic stroke.
‘I’m Dedicated To Bettering Myself’ – Self-Confessed “Unlikely Athlete” Has Become A Powerlifting World Champion Just ONE YEAR After Taking Up The Sport
Lucinda Perrett, 28, said she never felt sporty growing up especially during PE lessons at school when she was always the last to be picked for games.
‘She Literally Saved My Life’ – Woman’s Partner Booked Her Smear Test When She Was Too Embarrassed To Arrange It Herself
Louise Cawley, 35, hadn't had a smear test for six years because the last time a doctor was "down there" was during the traumatic birth of daughter Eliza.
‘All Of A Sudden I Was Surrounded By Firefighters And Ambulances’ – Veterinary Nurse Suffered Third Degree Burns In Freak Accident When Her Hair Caught Fire As She Was Blowing Out A Candle
Emily Fairbrass leant over to put out the flame when one of her long blonde locks caught fire.
‘What Better Gift Than The Gift Of Your Daughter Living A Healthier, Longer Life?’ – Four-Year-Old Cystic Fibrosis Sufferer Received ‘Wonder Drug’ For Christmas
Little Ayda Louden's family spent years campaigning for a vital treatment called Orkambi to be made available on the NHS, before bosses finally gave it the green light in October.
‘The Sonographer Had Never Seen Anything Like It!’ – Rock Fan Dad Given Surprise Performance After Unborn Baby Makes Heavy Metal Sign During Baby Scan
Tom Dowie, 29, and fiancée Caitlin Welsh, 28 were at their 19 week scan last month when their unborn baby gave them the 'sign of the horns'.
I Secretly Recorded My Infertility Battle – And Released Them After Having My Son To Give Hope To Other Couples
We’d been married for a few years and had been desperate to start a family of our own.
Dad Who Lost His Right Hand And Both Legs To Meningitis At Just Five Years Old Has Got A Bionic Hero Arm – To Help Him Look After His Baby Son Just In Time For Christmas
Danny Florence, 26, has struggled to complete every day tasks like bathing, feeding and changing the nappy of one-year-old Joshua since becoming a father for the first time last year.
Holy Smokes! I fell Out Of My Third-Floor Window While I Was Having A Cigarette
‘Bed time,’ I called out to my little boy, Charlie, four, as he played with his toys on the living room floor. ‘Ohhhh muuuuum,’ he groaned. ‘Five more minutes.’ ‘Ok,’ I sighed, a soft touch. ‘But then it’s time to brush your teeth and go to sleep.’ ‘Yes!’ he squealed, turning his attention back to his toy cars as he […]
I Shed 7st After Being ‘The Fat Elf’ At Christmas
Sitting at my sewing machine, I stitched together pieces of fabric to make my fancy dress costume. Every year our family friends had a party on Christmas Eve and this year the theme was ‘Hollywood’. ‘That’s it!’ I’d said, as my partner, Scott, and I snuggled up on the sofa watching a festive film a few days […]
I Tucked Into A Pie 19 Minutes Before Giving Birth In The Bathroom
Just as I finished my last mouthful, I got the feeling I’d been waiting for – the baby was on its way, and this time for real!
‘You Never It’s Going To Happen To You’ – Young Mum Says Her New Baby Could Have Saved Her Life After She Discovered A Cancerous Lump – While Breastfeeding
Amy Palmer, 30, made the shocking discovery of a lump on her breast while feeding her five-month-old son Lenny.
