Fitness and health

Teaching assistant called in sick after kids asked what was wrong with her face

Teaching assistant Fi Styles called in sick after pupils mocked her acne…

Amy Walters Amy Walters

‘Doctors said my skin tags were cosmetic – they were a sign of a hidden disease’

Doctors told scientist Janet Peets her skin tags were just cosmetic -…

Karl Grafton Karl Grafton

‘Blood flooded my brain and I was taken to another realm where my late father was ALIVE’

A woman who was told she would not survive a brain bleed…

Amy Walters Amy Walters

‘I thought I’d die by 30 at 40st, now I’ve lost two-thirds of my body weight’

A man who weighed 40 stone and thought he would die before…

Hannah Phillips Hannah Phillips

‘My BABY started puberty at just 10 months old – now I’m considering freezing her eggs’

A mum is considering freezing her daughter's eggs after the little girl…

Hannah Phillips Hannah Phillips

‘Rows with my ex-fiancé left me bloated, I’m the same WEIGHT but look different’

A woman looks almost unrecognisable two months after dumping her fiancé -…

Ria Newman Ria Newman

‘I chose to lose my leg at 20, the pain felt like being stabbed and burned’

A woman had her leg amputated at 20 after pain that felt…

Hannah Phillips Hannah Phillips

‘I thought I could handle my addiction – then I drove drunk with my son in the car’

A mum survived two overdoses and six arrests before hitting rock bottom…

Hannah Phillips Hannah Phillips

‘The pimple on my face is a blood clot that won’t stop growing, and it has a PULSE’

A woman's puberty 'pimple' turned out to be a permanent blood clot…

Ria Newman Ria Newman