4 h. ago Dad's tragic diagnosis after experiencing pain and needing to pee more often

Chris Cotton, 50, from Cheshire, has had his world turned upside-down after first being diagnosed with a UTI in October 2022

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50 h. ago The promise of diagnosis: how it can open a door to true self

Too often, a diagnosis is seen as the end of the story, rather than the beginning. But it has the potential to launch us on a curious and profound journey of discoveryThere is a national conversation – or perhaps more a national talking at each other – taking place at the moment, about an “overdiagnosis” of mental health conditions. The health secretary, Wes Streeting, is concerned too many people are being “written off” in this way. I spend quite a lot of time thinking about this subject, alone, with colleagues, with patients as a therapist, and as a patient in therapy myself. I think our response is crucial for building not just a better life but a better society.I think that diagnosis can be a vital part of mental health treatment. It is not something I do as a psychotherapist; I respect my psychiatrist colleagues who do it for their skill, knowledge, experience and compassion. When the system works, a diagnosis can bring relief, it can open the door to the best therapy and medic...

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8 d. ago Teenager's desperate bid to save his tragic dad from drowning during Tenerife holiday

Stephen Howd got into difficulty when swimming off the coast of Buenavista del Norte in Tenerife during a family holiday - so his son William leapt into the choppy sea to help his dad

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2 w. ago Tragic last act of 'great dad' in pub not knowing he would never return

Lee and Esme Baker died following a fire at a caravan site in Lincolnshire

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2 w. ago Dad of tragic Scots ecstasy death schoolgirl says failing to dial 999 should be a crime

Stewart Handling’s daughter Grace lay for almost a day on the living room floor of a man who fled after giving her pills at his home.

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2 w. ago Tragic dad who went to hospital 'feeling out of sorts' died five months later

David Paul went to the medical facility and was given a scan by doctors.

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2 w. ago Kettering fire: Dad's heartbreaking tribute to 'whirlwind' girl, 4, killed in tragic fire

Emergency services rushed to the blaze off Station Road, Rushton, at around 10.30pm on Friday. Despite their best efforts, the three victims were pronounced dead at the scene

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3 w. ago Tragic final text from dad to killer son before head was chopped off in despicable act

Chandler Halderson's web of fabricated lies started to unravel and with that followed his unimaginable final act that resulted in the vicious murders of both his parents

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3 w. ago Millie Bright: ‘I’m really proud of Lucy Bronze for sharing her story’

Chelsea and England defender on the power of football, the pitch named after her and praise for her teammate for talking about her ADHD and autism diagnosis“When you experience the things we have in the women’s game, it does open your eyes to the struggles of others,” says Millie Bright. “It does make you more aware of all kinds of different barriers people might face. You really appreciate the struggles that people have to go through and the constant barriers and battles that have to be fought every single day just to exist. Literally just to exist. You’re not asking to be better than anyone, you’re just asking to exist and be able to do what you love doing, whatever that is, in sport or beyond sport; things that are just part of living a full life, and everyone deserves a full life.”The Chelsea and England defender is sitting in the small stand at Cobham FC’s brilliantly named Leg O’ Mutton Field talking about the power of football. Last year Bright was back in Killamarsh, the vil...

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