A ‘despicable’ care worker has been jailed after she stole more than £8,000 from an 87-year-old pensioner. Donna Marie Smith, 51, admitted defrauding the pensioner, who had dementia, by helping herself to four cheques while working at the client’s home in the Scraptoft area of Leicester, in the East Midlands. The victim has sadly since … Read more
An alopecia sufferer who first lost her hair when she was just two-years-old has finally decided to stop the condition ruining her life – and has gone completely bald. Robyn Bridge, 27, shaved her head after being sick of trying to cover up ever-increasing bald patches that left her feeling ‘disgusted’ with herself. The mother-of-two, … Read more
A woman with ulcerative colitis who felt ‘suicidal’ after she was fitted with a stoma is now campaigning to help others with invisible disabilities. Jessica Logan, 28, from Tamworth, Staffordshire, has suffered with bowel issues since childhood but experienced a flare up in 2017 that became so severe she struggled to leave the house without suffering what … Read more
A police officer who described searching women as ‘good fun’, mocked a dementia sufferer and posted crime scene photos has been sacked. PC William Pope, from Canterbury, Kent, shared a string of messages with friends on a WhatsApp group called ‘Call of Duty Season Pass’ over the course of eight months. In one instance he sent … Read more
A cold sore sufferer who dreaded having the ‘conversation’ at the start of new relationships claims a balm made from liquorice has stopped them in their tracks. Nicola Freeman, 37, from Hampshire, who got her first cold sore aged 16, says at her worst, she had six large cold sores at the same time. ‘My lips were … Read more
An NHS key worker whose rosacea was agitated by wearing daily PPE has found relief from her redness in a concealer made with capers – which she claims improved her skin after just one week. Georgina Harrison, 28, from Chorley, was left with low self-confidence and at times, felt like she didn’t want to leave … Read more
A bricklayer whose family was told twice that has was about to die from Covid-19 has come home after 95 days in hospital. Keith Watson was wheeled out of hospital to applause, after more than three months inside. He is believed to be the longest sufferer of the deadly disease after Steve White was released … Read more
A father-of-two, who is Britain’s longest coronavirus sufferer, has finally been allowed to go home after a shocking 92 day battle in hospital. Steve White, 56, was only given a one per cent chance of survival, but his children begged doctors to give him a few more days on the ventilator. But Mr White, from … Read more
Life in lockdown has brought out new sides to all of us – whether to the joy, horror or sheer bewilderment of the rest of the household. But despite the many different facets of quarantine, it seems we all fall broadly into three confinement characters: the accepter, the sufferer and the resister. A poll suggests … Read more
In the six years since Jane Dabner’s breast cancer was diagnosed, she has endured it with dignity and good humour. The 57-year-old says despite tumours that have ‘popped up everywhere’, most recently in her skull, she continues living a fulfilling life – thanks to cutting-edge drugs administered at The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre on the Wirral … Read more