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'I spent my wedding day in hospital after a motorbike crash... I'm lucky to be alive'
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"Everything happened very quickly"
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Ex-Premier League football scout saw GP as soon as he spotted symptom - then he received awful news
The Christie Hospital
Tom Critchley lost his wife to cancer aged just 54 so he knew he needed to act fast
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'I put on three stone after having kids - one rule helped my transformation'
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Lisa Rockett had struggled with her weight for as long as she could remember
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'I thought I had norovirus - now I could have just 12 months to live'
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Linda Smethurst initially thought she had caught a stomach bug from a colleague
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'I had a stomach bug on my wedding day - I had to leave my own party early'
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"I thought I was just nervous"
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Warning signs your immune system might be run down - and what you can do to boost your body's first line of defence
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The immune system involves many different functions - lots of things can affect how it's working and, in turn, how you feel
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'What happened to me on my birthday ruined my life in an instant'
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“It stemmed from there"
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Fit and healthy man, 28, gave up on GP before shock diagnosis
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Dan Godley went to A&E after his symptoms became unbearable
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'There were no warning signs... then she was gone'
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“It was a short period, really"
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Couple 'chilled' and ate KFC before £10k 'secret' wedding
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"Everybody was so shocked they had no choice but to be happy"
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'I absolutely loved it - the sink was filthy': Cleaner spends hours tackling filthy bathroom - including moss covered loo
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‘There were pizza boxes, and a lot of dirty nappies - which is strange, because they didn’t have kids’
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The premature baby so tiny his foot was the size of - his mum's fingertip
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Despite being born at 24 weeks, Tommy Pratt defied the odds and is thriving
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'I almost died after a miscarriage but have two miracle babies - after my colleague offered to carry them'
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'Our families are forever bonded and we have our beautiful daughters, all thanks to her selfless act'
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'I'm surprised one of my kids isn't dead - it's that out of control'
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Single mum Aimee Milton has spoken out about her nightmare
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'I forage most of my food - I spend up to 15 hours a week shopping in nature'
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Lisa Cutcliffe spends much of her days hunting for nuts, fruits and shellfish
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'I’m 24 but have the uterus of a 50 year old - I can’t remember my last pain free day'
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Emma says it took years of 'cycling through doctors' to get a diagnosis
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The town where a new beggar appears every week
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'It's just getting worse'
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'He could easily have ended up at Piccadilly': The cat who left home and got on the train to Manchester by himself
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Lenny loves getting fussed by morning commuters so much he decided to join them
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Mum-of-two rushed home from Egypt after desperate phone call to relatives
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Louise Sullivan called relatives in Manchester after fearing she was 'dying'
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Mum knew she needed to do something after heartbreaking moment while kissing her son goodnight
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Georgina Tang, 60, decided to take matters into her own hands
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Family's touching message after death of 'amazing' young woman aged 25
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"It completely broke us."
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He thought he had a bad chest infection - but a devastating call on his birthday changed everything
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Owen is sharing his journey in the hopes of raising awareness
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Little girl, 4, left fighting for life after catching chickenpox
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"It’s horrendous, you never expect it to happen to you until it does."
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Nudist asked to leave Wetherspoons after 'bending over for poppadum'
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"We all have a bottom and they all look the same!"
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