My endometriosis symptoms appeared when I was 11-years-old (Picture: Elodie Giuge Photography) ‘Is there anything else you’d like to ask?’, the surgeon queried. ‘You wanted to ask if your cervix was being removed,’ my husband Chris prompted me. It was my final appointment before my extensive endometriosis surgery, which would also see me having a hysterectomy […]
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I thought my husband just liked moaning — but his grumpiness was a symptom of a deadly disease
Jean Gurrey began noticing husband Mark’s mood change (Picture: Brain Tumour Research) When Jean Gurrey, 69, noticed her husband, Mark, 70, becoming short-tempered and irritable, she put it down to him ‘just liking a good moan’. But when he also began experiencing mini seizures, a CT scan in January 2023 revealed his increasing ‘grumpiness’ was […]
I’ve struck up conversations with at least 70 people over the years (Picture: Michael Redina / Sam Lane Photography) Walking through my local park recently, I noticed an elderly man sitting alone on a bench, just staring ahead. He looked sad and something about his demeanour didn’t seem right. Pausing for a moment, I went […]
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‘I didn’t want to use jabs to lose weight, so tried therapy instead’
Bi-monthly therapy sessions sat at the heart of Christine’s weight loss journey (Picture: Chrstine Swain) Christine Swain was on holiday in Marrakesh last year when she asked her husband, Richard, to take a photo of her. Lounging in a bikini in front of a stunning rooftop view, she thought it would make a lovely picture. […]
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My fiancée helped me beat cancer – then got her own terminal diagnosis
Hannah started chemotherapy during pregnancy (Picture: Brett Harman) I’ll never forget the day I was told I had cancer. It was September 2015 and I was just 26. For weeks, I’d been feeling exhausted, plagued by back pain, and picking up infections from the smallest of cuts. When I finally went for blood tests, and […]
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Argyle knits are everywhere right now – these are the styles we’re loving for autumn
Timeless and extremely chic, argyle jumpers have been taking autumn fashion by storm (Picture: Metro/New Look/Damson Madder/Next/John Lewis) Metro journalists select and curate the products that feature on our site. If you make a purchase via links on this page we will earn commission – learn more While it’s still pretty mild out, as soon […]