4 Nov, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
I’ve survived deadly sepsis six times — one symptom always raises the alarm
Amani, 37, has survived sepsis six times (Picture: Cover Media) ‘I woke up one morning with what felt like a really badly sprained back,’remembers Amani, recalling her first encounter with sepsis in 2020. ‘I thought I’d somehow pulled a muscle, but I also felt quite delirious and unusually unwell.’ The 37-year-old, from Bristol, has since […]
2 Nov, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
Doctors didn’t take me seriously – until my white male partner came with me
I want to be seen, heard and treated, explains Dahaba (Picture: Dahaba Ali Hussen) ‘Well, you’re not going to bleed to death, are you?’ the doctor in A&E said to me. I was dumbfounded. Earlier that day, doubled over in unimaginable pain, I had decided to finally attend A&E. This was a really difficult decision […]
2 Nov, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
I’ve known how I’m going to die for 18 years – I feel like a ticking timebomb
Sarah Power was diagnosed with Huntington’s Disease in her twenties (Picture: Supplied) When she was just 23, Sarah Power sat with her mum in a hospital room, waiting to hear whether she had tested positive for a disease that would drastically cut her life expectancy. ‘It was a really harrowing moment,’ Sarah, now 41, recalls. […]
Green Chef has launched a meal kit range that focuses on female wellbeing (Picture: Green Chef) Subscription meal kits are big business at the moment, and so is the menopause, so it’s no great surprise that the two worlds would eventually collide. The latest result is a special menu range from meal delivery box service […]
31 Oct, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
Big claims, high prices, no regulation: The murky world of ADHD coaching
Anyone can call themselves an ADHD coach, as it’s not a protected title (Picture: Getty Images) Within just a few minutes of scrolling through ADHD coaches on social media, I come across a number of dubious – if not outright incorrect – assertions. ‘In five days, you’ll learn everything you need to rewire your brain,’ […]
31 Oct, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
Life with one of the world’s largest penises? I was banned from yoga and gave a date concussion
Man shares struggles of living with one of the world’s largest penises (Picture: Matt Barr) For reference, the average erect penis size is 5.2 inches, with a circumference of about 4.6 inches. Matt Barr’s penis measures in at over 11 inches and over 12 inches when in a penis pump, with a circumference of over […]
31 Oct, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
When I was diagnosed with cancer I feared I’d bring shame on my family
Jothie has been fighting to reduce medical stigma in her community since her breast cancer diagnosis (Picture: Supplied) Jothie Walford can still remember the GP’s exact words to her: “I’m not going to lie to you, it’s breast cancer“‘. She can also recall how her brain was immediately flooded with uncertainty, fear and embarrassment. ‘I […]
31 Oct, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
I own a wedding dress shop — we make Ozempic brides sign a waiver
Shannon says weight loss jabs are causing a ‘growing issue’ for her industry (Picture: Dotty Bridal) ‘We had an incident recently where a bride had lost three stone in the space of about 24 weeks,’ says bridal store owner Shannon Martin. Dieting before the big day is nothing new for brides, who have long felt […]
30 Oct, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
I thought I’d hurt myself at the gym — but I’ve got endometriosis in my chest
The 39-year-old assumed her shoulder pain was because of a routine gym injury (Picture: Jen Pickering) ‘Every time I think I’ve got it under control, it throws me another challenge,’ says Jen Pickering, 39, of her unusual health diagnosis. In late 2023, Jen, from Liverpool, felt a sudden pain near her shoulder blade, and assumed […]
29 Oct, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
‘I knew my baby’s snuffy nose wasn’t a cold — I didn’t want the reality to be true’
Sophie and Paul first noticed symptoms in their son Otto earlier this year (Picture: Paul Acreman / SWNS) When Sophie Reddaway and Paul Acreman first noticed that their one-year-old son, Otto, was experiencing breathing difficulties and struggling to put on weight earlier this year, they were immediately worried. Taking him to the doctors for an […]