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I’ve run in the snow, the sun, the sleet an the sludge (Picture: Getty Images) It’s not often I say this, but I am unbelievably proud of myself. Absolutely over the moon, if I’m honest. For the first time in my life, I have completed a New Year’s resolution and I am so blooming chuffed! …
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Jess Mell is the happiest she’s been in a decade (Picture: Jess Mell/SWNS) After suffering from depression and anxiety during the pandemic, Jess Mell, 34, was desperate to enjoy life after lockdown. So, on 27 December 2021, she set her self a challenge, and decided to try something new, every day, for 100 days. But…
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Phoebe Grime, 20, took her own life in 2021, and mum Hilary is now dedicated to stopping further suicides (Picture: Hilary Grime) A devastated mum who lost her ‘precious’ 20-year-old daughter to suicide claims she was ‘failed’ by Newcastle University and two police forces. Hilary Grime, 57, suffered pain ‘beyond her human capacity’ when university…
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A woman who spent last Christmas with a skin infection that made it too painful to shower or sleep is now looking forward to a pain-free Christmas. Anisha Joshi, 24, from Telford, Shropshire, was in agony when sore, red blotches appeared across her face overnight in November 2021, and became infected. The executive assistant, who…
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Maureen with Piers and his children (Picture: Maureen Dougall) ‘I’ve not been feeling very well,’ Piers told me. ‘In fact, I’ve been back and forth to the GP since October.’ I looked at my eldest son in concern as he’d explained he’d been suffering from backache, indigestion and an upset stomach for two months now….
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‘Psychological insight won’t change objective reality’ (Picture: Getty Images/EyeEm) The cost of living crisis feels particularly cruel right now. The cost of energy is debilitating households up and down the nation, so as the weather worsens, so too will the mental states of those forced to choose between heating and eating. Counselling Directory, which lists over 20,000…
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Experts warn about the hidden dangers of lash extensions and call for more regulation in the industry (Getty) It would be a bit of an understatement to say lash extensions are having a moment right now. The eyelash extension market was valued at $1.36 billion in 2020 and is projected to reach $2.31 billion by 2028….
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I had a stroke, followed by a serious brain bleed (Picture: Funmi Lawal) I bet you’ve done it already today. We’ve done it for years, decades even, haven’t we? Since we were old enough to toddle. Pulled up our knickers, boxers or pants – in whatever shape or form. Sometimes we’ve done it in the…
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Lia, left, with her sister Mary (Picture: Lia Zorzou) As soon as my mother called me to say my sister, Mary, had been diagnosed with leiomyosarcoma – a very rare and aggressive cancer – I felt numb. Immediately, and without anyone explicitly asking, my instincts kicked in so I leapt into action to be by…
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Everyone’s experience will be different (Picture: Getty) Getting the contraceptive coil, also called an IUD, is one of the worst pains that Lucy Cohen has ever felt. ‘After the procedure, I said to the receptionist, “sorry if you heard me screaming!” ‘I laughed it off, but when I got home, I felt quite traumatised. I…
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