Tag: Rare condition

Race Across the World star Betty Mukherjee born without a womb is spending nearly £13,000 on IVF as she fights to fulfil her dream of becoming a mum despite her rare condition.
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Race Across the World star born without womb undergoes IVF for £13K in bid to become mum

Race Across the World star Betty Mukherjee born without a womb is…

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Jayne Walmsley was left unrecognisable after a severe measles rash covered her head to toe - then got the surprise of her life when removing her contraceptive patch led to an unplanned pregnancy.
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‘I fell pregnant after head-to-toe MEASLES rash forced me to remove contraceptive patch’

Jayne Walmsley was left unrecognisable after a severe measles rash covered her…

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Husband and wife married for almost 25 years both diagnosed with the same rare cancer just four months apart - describing the experience of battling it together as surreal.
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Couple married for 25 years BOTH diagnosed with rare cancer just months apart

Husband and wife married for almost 25 years both diagnosed with the…

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A mum shares her heartbreak after her son was diagnosed with a rare genetic condition - making him the only person in England with it after a seven-year search for answers.
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‘My son is the ONLY person in ENGLAND with genetic condition – it’s unclear what the future holds’

A mum shares her heartbreak after her son was diagnosed with a…

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A woman woke up with tingling toes and was paralysed within days by a rare condition - now she has run a marathon and crossed the finish line with her daughter in her arms.
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‘I woke up with tingly toes and ended up paralysed for three months’

A woman woke up with tingling toes and was paralysed within days…

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A Scottish mum shares how her toddler was diagnosed with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis after months of being told her pain was just growing pains - here is Skyla's story.
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‘My TODDLER has ARTHRITIS – doctors said it was just growing pains but she was screaming in agony’

A Scottish mum shares how her toddler was diagnosed with Juvenile Idiopathic…

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Three-year-old Elijah John needs a lifesaving bone marrow transplant after being diagnosed with primary HLH - a rare genetic disorder where every infection could be fatal.
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Boy, 3, in rush for life-saving transplant after small cheek rash led to terrifying diagnosis

Three-year-old Elijah John needs a lifesaving bone marrow transplant after being diagnosed…

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A London woman felt like a "prisoner in her own body" after a rare condition left her skin constantly peeling, oozing and shedding - until diet changes and holistic healing transformed her life.
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Woman ‘like prisoner in own body’ after rare condition leaves her skin oozing and in ‘unbearable’ pain

A London woman felt like a "prisoner in her own body" after…

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Woman, 30, told to stretch leg for pain ends up needing rarest amputation in world after bone cancer diagnosis. Courtney Echerd had leg and part of pelvis removed.
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‘Doctors told me to STRETCH to fix pain – I actually needed the rarest amputation in the world’

Woman, 30, told to stretch leg for pain ends up needing rarest…

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