32 h. ago Rare condition led woman to see 'demons and aliens' in terrifying hallucinations

Alison Henthorne, 59, said she even asked a priest to bless her and the house after seeing scary 'spaceships and alien' hallucinations

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53 h. ago Motherwell mum shortlisted as finalist in national awards for devotion to daughter with rare condition

Lynsey McLuckie has been named a finalist in the Contact Awards, recognising her extraordinary dedication to her six-year-old daughter, who lives with a rare genetic condition, Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC).

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3 d. ago 'My liver saved my baby's life, now she's starring in a GOSH Charity Christmas advert'

Two year old Ruby suffers from a rare metabolic condition and is one of the stars of Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity’s Christmas appeal advert. Here, mum Elle Daniel and dad Steve McCann tell of how, against the odds, their dream of a family Christmas at home might just come true

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5 d. ago Baby boy born with rare condition that left mum fearing the worst

The couple were ‘over the moon’ when the found out they were expecting - then a scan at 15 weeks revealed a major issue

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5 d. ago Kilmarnock man consumed by grief after death of son finds purpose thanks to hub

Scott lost his beloved son Ben to cancer after years of watching him bravely battle an incredibly rare genetic condition.

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5 d. ago Parents get ‘massive shock’ after baby’s hand severed in the womb

A scan at 15 weeks revealed an extremely rare condition

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6 d. ago Bloke felt like 'teen again' after rare condition left him with 'boob hallucinations'

One bloke was left feeling like a 'teen again' after he developed a rare condition that riddled him with hallucinations of boobs. Here, he shares his very vivid story

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6 d. ago Baby boy’s hand severed in utero due to extremely rare condition

His parents are resolute that ‘nothing will ever hold him back’

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7 d. ago I almost died giving birth ten months ago, reveals top Tory MP

Tory frontbencher Claire Coutinho has revealed she almost died earlier this year after giving birth to her son. The MP was left in a coma when a rare condition led to multiple organ failure.

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1 week ago Marjorie Taylor Greene tells Bill Maher she believes extraterrestrials are demons

Georgia Republican lawmaker also claims she didn’t know Rothschild family, of her ‘space laser’ theory, was JewishRepublican US House member Marjorie Taylor Greene has said she believes in demons, surmising that they might be aliens who fell from heaven, and claims to have been unaware that key figures in the antisemitic space lasers conspiracy she floated were Jewish.She made those bizarre remarks as a guest on Friday on HBO’s Real Time With Bill Maher after winning some fans among Democrats who once loathed her – yet had come to appreciate how the far-right Georgia representative had recently broken with Republicans on various issues. Those include healthcare, Gaza, the federal government shutdown that began on 1 October and the handling of documents pertaining to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, who was friends with Donald Trump before the latter man won two presidencies. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Parents of 'only person in world' with rare condition given devastating news

Little Harleigh Tidd has suffered with the condition since she was born

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1 week ago Woman born with two vaginas vows to 'save one for marriage' after 'finding God'

Annie Charlotte, 27, was born with uterus didelphys - a rare condition that means she has two uteruses, two cervixes, and two vaginal canals - and she's now decided to 'give one to God'

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1 week ago Elderly woman sues after claiming ride on Trump Tower’s ‘golden escalator’ led to ‘permanent’ injuries

Exclusive: Mariko Hosoi, 76, claims she was badly hurt after stepping off the escalator Donald Trump famously descended to announce his 2016 campaign

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2 w. ago Charlotte Chilton sobs as she doubles down on claims Conor Maynard IS the father of her daughter and claims a rare condition solves DNA mystery amid paternity test row

Charlotte Chilton has doubled down on claims that Conor Maynard is in fact the father of her daughter as she alleged a rare condition solves the DNA mystery after his two paternity tests.

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2 w. ago Why I now fear my daughter's rare genetic condition is linked to me becoming a father later in life. This is the evidence you can't ignore: PROF ROB GALLOWAY

For years, we thought that as men got older, the risk of genetic problems in their children rose only slightly. This new research shows it's higher than anyone had realised.

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2 w. ago New York Jets legend Nick Mangold dies aged 41 while seeking kidney transplant

Center was hugely popular among Jets fanbaseMangold was suffering from rare genetic conditionNick Mangold, a hugely popular player during his 11-season career with the New York Jets, has died at the age of 41.Earlier this month, Mangold said he was seeking a kidney transplant and urged Jets and Ohio State fans to help after he discovered that no one in his family matched his blood type, meaning he could not receive a kidney donation from them. The former offensive lineman added that he had been undergoing dialysis after being diagnosed with a rare kidney condition in 2006. “This isn’t an easy message to share, but I want to be open about what’s been happening with me and my health,” Mangold said at the time. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Odin Holm reveals he's fighting to save Celtic career as he battles rare condition leaving him 'half

He's relying on a miracle cure of Botox injections in his leg to try and enable him to continue and return to the top with the Hoops.

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2 w. ago 'My daughter coughed in her sleep, little did I know she was just minutes away from dying'

A mum has opened up about her daughter's rare health condition after finding her minutes away from dying when she heard her cough in the night. It was a normal evening that turned into a nightmare

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2 w. ago Ryan Reynolds shows true colours as Wrexham owner’s actions branded ‘insane’

Wrexham owner Ryan Reynolds has donated £10,000 to help save the life of a seriously ill baby born with an ultra-rare heart condition as his terrified mother plans to take him for life-saving treatment in America

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3 w. ago Always tired no matter how much you've slept? It might not be laziness... it could be symptom of a rare condition

A new study has lifted the lid on what it feels like to live with chronic tiredness which no amount of sleep can shift.

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