It was late 2023 and my eldest daughter, Aiyoung, was juggling part-time shifts on the deli counter at our local Waitrose with plans for her gap-year adventure in southeast Asia.
Just a month after suddenly struggling to speak and recall names of his favourite football team's players, Jamie Acaster, a 48-year-old from Eckington, Derbyshire died.
Maisie Moore, 25, from south West London, spends every day sequestered to her bed in a brace given her severe neck pain, alongside high blood pressure, a racing heart and intense nausea.
A fortnight ago, a psychologist gave me a life-changing diagnosis: obsessive compulsive disorder, or OCD - a serious mental health condition characterised by obsessive thoughts.
A mom-of-three suffering from back pain was told her agony was caused by a common condition, but doctors later diagnosed her with stage 4 breast cancer .
At 148kg, I had a horror health scare that left me in hospital for four months. Afterwards, I was at constant risk of getting sick again - unless I massively overhauled my health.
After spending six hours stuck on a yoga mat in excruciating pain, Carla's doctor said there was nothing he could do - even finding a diagnosis was pointless. She refused to settle for a life of agon…
Within six months, former US Army sergeant Mark Millich began experiencing dizziness, fatigue, cold sweats and was slurring his words - which he described it as feeling 'lobotomized'.