Tag: Rare condition

‘I’m 21 with NO PULSE – a machine pumps my heart for me’

20-year-old Chantal Pelletier relies on a heart pump machine after a shock…

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‘I got my leg AMPUTATED to pass my driving test after doctors said I’d never get behind the wheel’

Mum with rare condition defies odds by amputating leg to pass driving…

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Three men contract same symptom of flesh-eating bug in their EYES

A rare flesh-eating infection left three men with swollen eyelids, with one…

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Mum has chunks of leg cut away after UTI turns out to be FLESH-EATING disease

Mum begged doctors to amputate her leg after a flesh-eating disease left…

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‘My baby always bruised easily but I had no idea how serious it was – his diagnosis changed our lives’

A mum reveals how her son's rare haemophilia diagnosis changed their lives,…

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Former Miss Great Britain finalist reveals battle with rare brain condition that could leave her BLIND

After battling a rare brain condition that nearly left her blind, Megan…

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‘My brain is FALLING OUT – bouncing on trampoline was first sign something was wrong’

Emily Cockerham, 19, battled years of pain before being diagnosed with Chiari…

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