24 h. ago 'Lovely' mum, 27, given heartbreaking diagnosis weeks after giving birth

"You kind of bat things off and you do think 'I'm too young for this'"

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46 h. ago Scots mum given weeks to live after shock leukaemia diagnosis on daughter's birthday

Elaine Bolton, then 35, was diagnosed with leukaemia on the day of her daughter's sixth birthday.

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47 h. ago Mum gave birth to son then got serious diagnosis two weeks later

Lisa Wootten had been having 'tingling sensations'

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5 d. ago My extreme sickness in pregnancy feels like a personal failure, even as society glorifies motherhood as divine suffering | Intifar Chowdhury

Hyperemesis gravidarum – a condition routinely dismissed as ‘just morning sickness’ – doesn’t just affect your stomach, it hijacks your entire lifeWhen I came back to my senses, I turned to the paramedic and whispered, “Did I say something about terminating the pregnancy?” My voice cracked. “Please don’t judge me.” My mother was beside me as they wheeled me into the emergency room, and I was sick with worry that she’d heard me. That she’d be ashamed. But mostly, I was terrified they’d send me home. Again. That I wasn’t sick enough. That I was just another hormonal woman with a flair for drama.This was week five of what I now know is hyperemesis gravidarum (HG), a condition where pregnancy nausea and vomiting go full Tarantino. I’d already been to the emergency department five times in two weeks. No diagnosis. Just a rinse-and-repeat routine: some staring down the tiles while holding a tie-and-twist vomit bag, some pokes and wriggles to find my dehydrated veins, some fluids and the a...

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1 week ago Former England rugby captain Lewis Moody diagnosed with motor neurone disease

The 47-year-old told the BBC of his diagnosis on Monday, two weeks after being given the news.

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2 w. ago 'My boobs grew three sizes in just weeks, I thought it was hormones but diagnosis floored me'

Lauren Ayres bought new bras in January but was baffled when just a matter of weeks later she was 'literally falling out of them'. Then the doctors gave her a 'shock' diagnosis

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3 w. ago I took lozenges for sore throat and then learned I had cancer

Leanne Addis, 49, received a shock diagnosis after suffering with a sore throat for 10 weeks

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3 w. ago Country singer Raul Malo says 'things have taken a turn' as he shares cancer update

Fans have been given a health update from the Mavericks' singer Raul Malo this week following his cancer diagnosis last year, with him saying that 'things have taken a turn'

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3 w. ago Jessie J reveals what took 'all her brain power' on Strictly Come Dancing comeback

The popular singer made her TV comeback over the weekend following her cancer diagnosis

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3 w. ago 'My daughter died after GPs ignored her 20 times, Jess' Rule will protect others'

Jessica Brady died just three weeks after receiving her devastating diagnosis, having fought for answers for months. Now her mother, Andrea Brady, has successfully campaigned to implement change

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3 w. ago BBC Breakfast host announces tragic news live on air as star dies weeks after cancer diagnosis

BBC Breakfast host Jon Kay announced the death of a guest on the show on Tuesday

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3 w. ago BBC Breakfast host delivers tragic news live on air as guest dies three weeks after diagnosis

BBC Breakfast presenter Jon Kay announced some devastating news on the show on Tuesday morning

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3 w. ago BBC Breakfast host announces heartbreaking news after guest dies three weeks after cancer diagnosis

BBC Breakfast host Jon Kay announced the death of a guest on the show on Tuesday

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4 w. ago Keith McIvor dead: Scottish DJ JD Twitch dies weeks after devastating health diagnosis

Scottish DJ Keith McIvor, who performed under the name JD Twitch, told fans he had been diagnosed with an untreatable brain tumour in July this year. He died at the age of 57.

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