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Husband’s ‘world collapsed’ as wife dies months after misdiagnosis

Dumfries father Alan Johnstone, 37, says his daughter Sienna, three, has “infectious positivity” and “ridiculously curly hair” just like her late mother, Anneka

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Plucky 11-year-old aims for Paralympic glory as a swimmer just 15 months after her left leg was amputated below the knee because of cancer

Sophia Houlston, of Essex, was just nine in 2020 when a golf ball sized lump appeared on her left foot which was later found to be cancer

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Mother who thought itchy hands were caused by cleaning product given months to live

London nursery manager Maria Barry, 58, was horrified to discover truth behind chronic symptom

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Pub manager puts ‘pounding headaches’ down to his hectic lifestyle before brain tumour diagnosis

Ben Wilson, 36, from Ackworth, West Yorkshire only realised something was wrong when he was furloughed by Covid and his headaches continued

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Police officer’s ‘menopausal’ pains turn out to be rare cancer

Eve Lauder, 47, has raised 30K for charity, packed in holidays and even partied at Glastonbury while undergoing chemotherapy

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Pub manager puts ‘pounding headaches’ down to his hectic lifestyle before brain tumour diagnosis

Ben Wilson, 36, from Ackworth, West Yorkshire only realised something was wrong when he was furloughed by Covid and his headaches continued

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Man climbs Kilimanjaro in a wheelchair after being paralysed in Manchester Arena terror attack

Martin Hibbert, 46, from Chorley says he stronger both physically and mentally than he was when he was able-bodied

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Man with ‘titanium stomach’ becomes TikTok sensation after eating an egg 73 days past best-before date

Gavin Wren, 44, from Forest Gate, east London, is on a stomach-turning mission – but do not try this yourself as it could make you ill.

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‘It’s killing me’: Young healthcare worker’s ‘pulled muscle’ kickstarts ‘life-changing’ chronic pain

Surrey woman Georgy Hibbert saw her life changed ‘virtually overnight’ by chronic pain

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Accountant whose eyes were ‘sealed shut by sun’ reveals the beauty treatment that helped him to see

Robert Graham, 67, of West Yorkshire, blinked in strong sunlight only for his eyelids to snap shut and stay closed unless he prised them open

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How airport staff shortages inspired a grandfather to invent a carry-on wheelchair that doubles as luggage

Derbyshire management consultant Richard Williams, 63, used his expertise as a chartered engineer to design the wheelchair for his 64-year-old wife Jane

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Depressed security guard reveals how Mark Wahlberg changed his life with seven words

Kent father Jamie Humphrey, 33, was a security guard on the set of the movie Infinite in 2019 when a chance encounter with Wahlberg changed his life

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Depressed security guard reveals how Mark Wahlberg changed his life with seven words

Kent father Jamie Humphrey, 33, was a security guard on the set of the movie Infinite in 2019 when a chance encounter with Wahlberg changed his life

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Medium claims she ‘manifested’ her son as an adult before falling pregnant

Essex fertility coach Anna Willson, 39, “manifests” her son before teaching her wife, Aimee, 39, who works for the police, to do the same

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How an ancient Japanese ritual helped a breast cancer survivor reclaim her body after illness

BBC editorial compliance specialist Karen Myers, 49, found seeing her breasts and scars reminded her of a negative time

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Soldier left with catastrophic brain injury hours after returning from Iraq honours charity on his wedding day

Hours after returning home to Lancashire in February 2007, Kieran Wood, now 34, a private with the Duke of Lancaster’s, was in a catastrophic crash

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Ethiopian granted asylum in Northern Ireland after fleeing torture will take on Mo Farah for adopted country

Eskander Turki, 29, has a “dream life” in Belfast, where he met his wife, chef Amina Ahmed, 25, in the summer of 2021 and works as an ice cream maker

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Finance manager who tipped the scales at 38st reveals how river swimming saved him from deadly sepsis

Father-of-two Stuart Kilmister, 51, of Worcestershire, found himself dangerously ill four weeks after completing his swimming challenge

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‘It was worth it’: Touching reason surrogate quit retirement at 48 to carry a baby for Radio 1 boss

Derbyshire woman Dawn Allen, 49, offered to be a surrogate for Aled, 45, and Emile Doxey, 43, after they met in January 2019 and became friends

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Self-professed snack addict reveals the simple food swaps that helped him shed almost 5st

Warwickshire man Mike Hicks, 54, was horrified when he saw a topless photo of himself on holiday

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Woman who ‘couldn’t wear shoes’ because of her size shares food swaps that helped her shed half her bodyweight

Durham woman Christine Burnell, 59, loves baking and began comfort eating after her husband died of cancer in 2007 – ballooning to more than 19st by 2019

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Obese woman who ‘couldn’t wear shoes’ because of her size shares the simple food swaps that saw her shed half her bodyweight

Durham woman Christine Burnell, 59, loves baking and began comfort eating after her husband died of cancer in 2007 – ballooning to more than 19st by 2019

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A homemade yurt and twittering wildlife: How going ‘off-grid’ can protect against the cost of living crisis

Mother-of-three Briar Miller, 55, moves around the Welsh countryside every six months and assembles a yurt wherever she goes

The Independent UK

Obese woman who ‘couldn’t wear shoes’ because of her size shares the simple food swaps that saw her shed half her bodyweight

Durham woman Christine Burnell, 59, loves baking and began comfort eating after her husband died of cancer in 2007 – ballooning to more than 19st by 2019

The Independent UK

British mother prepares to wed US pen pal she’s never met— because he’s in jail for brutal murder

Bristol single mum-of-four Laura O’Sullivan, 32, will marry Terrell Ravon Reese, 31, next year in a Michigan jail 3,560 miles away

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