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Sat my desk, a bloke walked into my office. In autumn of 2019, I was 19 and working in recruitment. And securing one of the guys Jamie, then 29, a job, I began to see him more frequently as he popped in with questions about his payroll. ‘You alright

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Opening my eyes, I was completely out of it. Lying on the floor with a bump to my head, it didn’t take me long to realise what had happened. I’d had a seizure. Dusting myself off, I went to crack on with my day. Having been diagnosed with epilepsy ba

Adding a spoonful of baked beans, I was plating up the perfect fry-up. With black pudding, fatty bacon, sausages, mushrooms and hashbrowns, it was a proper feast. Served with an egg sunny side up of course. But tucking into my fry-up, you wouldn’t ge

Parkinson’s is a progressive neurological condition – it can cause problems in the brain and sadly this does get worse over time. According to Parkinson’s UK, it’s the fastest-growing neurological condition in the world. While we don’t yet know exact

Currently, there is no cure for Parkinson’s. But the charity Parkinson’s UK work to fund research into treatments, with the aim of one day discovering a cure. And you can help them carry out this incredible work. This summer, Parkinson’s UK invites y

Jogging around the netball court, I kept my eye on the ball. Playing every week in a local club, staying active was my biggest passion. Back in 2017, I taught PE at a secondary school and always kicked off every day early with a run. Even though my h

Hearing my train chugging into the station, there were butterflies in my tummy. This is it, I thought to myself, stepping aboard. That morning back in January 2016, I was going to meet a bloke called Vince for the very first time. Matching on Tinder

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Running around the garden with a smile on her face, it was impossible to get my daughter back inside. Obsessed with being outdoors, Teighan, six, was your typical bubbly little girl. Which was a real joy for me and my hubby Scott, now 47, to see. Our

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Walking across campus with friends, it was my first week at Holy Cross college, Massachusetts, in September 2017. And with food trucks parked all around, we wouldn’t be going hungry. Only I had to be careful. Since I was two years old, I have had sev

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With the pound of footsteps bounding in my direction, I could tell that someone was hyper. ‘I’m ready to go!’ my daughter Freya, then seven, shouted. What is she doing now? I thought. Only, it quickly made sense. Putting bright blue lipstick on her e

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Running a pretty frantic and chaotic household, it was no surprise that Azuradee France struggled to keep up. Living in downtown Detroit, US, with her six children, Azuradee, 33, was always on her toes. Especially as her three-year-old son Chayce All

YOU’VE GOTTA WASH Armed with a squeegee in each hand, I was ready for battle. A cleaning battle, that is. And my opponent? Three 45-inch windows. Using my left hand for soaping and my right for scraping, I shimmied across the three windowpanes at a l