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Father of twins dies of cancer after dismissing stomach pain as a pulled muscle

Doctors misdiagnosed Harmi Kainth with acid reflux before his rare cancer diagnosis, aged 59

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First-time mum diagnosed with leukaemia after dismissing ‘common pregnancy symptoms’

Rebecca Robinson was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) just 10 days after giving birth

The Independent UK

‘We quit our day jobs to live on a canal boat and now save £1,200 a month on rent, bills and food’

Daniel and Charlotte Blyth bought their £10,000 three-bedroom narrowboat on Facebook Marketplace

The Independent UK

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Toddler aged just 15 months, diagnosed with rare brain tumour after GP’s chest infection ‘misdiagnosis’

Frank, now three, first presented with fatigue and irritability in April 2024, aged one

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Twin sisters orphaned as parents die from cancer nine months apart

Twin sisters Ellen and Laura lost both parents in a nine-month period from 2021 to 2022

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Mum lost leg to flesh-eating disease after thinking she had a cold

Friedel de Beer initially thought she had a cold before she collapsed and noticed blistered red skin on her ankle

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Mum struggling with ‘unbearable’ pain due to hard-to-diagnose condition

The pain is so severe that she has left her job as a children’s social, emotional and mental health tutor

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‘Happy, healthy’ girl left paralysed from neck down after falling ill

Ivy Amos was diagnosed with transverse myelitis, a rare neurological condition caused by inflammation of the spinal cord

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‘Active’ dad diagnosed with terminal cancer after losing weight

William White was first diagnosed with colon cancer in February 2020

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‘Normal’ girl, 4, diagnosed with rare disorder that causes blindness, paralysis

Her parents, Emma Vukic and Max Bridge, say they are in a phase of ‘prolonged grief’

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Dad diagnosed with stage 4 cancer after wife’s death from the illness

Paul Garratt lost his wife of 10 years to breast cancer in 2015 at the age of 31

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Toddler diagnosed with inoperable brain tumour before going blind ‘overnight’

Olivia Taylor was diagnosed with an optic nerve glioma at just 17 months old

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‘I was given six months to live – but am making world record attempts eight years later’

Paul Jameson, 65, was given six months to live after his motor neurone disease diagnosis

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Hugely detailed Sonic the Hedgehog, dog and battleship designs see man crowned as UK latte art champion

Ben Lewis first began working as a barista at Starbucks aged 16.

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Siblings among seven people worldwide diagnosed with incurable disease

Two of three siblings from London carry a mutation of the DHDDS gene

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Pensioner ‘devastated’ after losing his £17,000 retirement savings to ‘cowboy builder’

Eric Jordan says the experience has ruined his home and left him unable to ‘trust anyone’

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Teacher left paralysed by brain bleed travels over 1,000 miles to recover after ‘nightmare’ NHS treatment

Anna Chithrakala, 45, says she tried to “escape” the NHS hospital she was in

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Woman reveals ‘extreme highs and lows’ of swapping London rent for a narrowboat

Kyrie Morris said she found ‘freedom’ when she bought her narrowboat in April 2022

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Baby girl unable to blink or smile diagnosed with rare disorder

A mother first noticed something was wrong during pregnancy when her daughter’s eyes appeared open during ultrasound scans

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A&E doctor thought she had glandular fever. It was aggressive blood cancer

Alice Bolton was running up to 20km just days before her diagnosis

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Girl, 6, diagnosed with cancer after first symptoms were dismissed as ‘growing pains’

The mother of a six-year-old girl who was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma has urged other parents to ‘trust their instincts’

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‘I ranked all 272 of London’s tube stops – these are the best and worst’

Tom ranks tube stations under the handle @vaguely.mundane

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Grinch impersonator: ‘I eat raw onion for the character – I want Jim Carrey’s job’

Ryan Swain has been visiting hospitals and care homes in the run-up to Christmas – and now wants to replace Jim Carrey

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Dad given two years to live after cold fingers turn out to be deadly rare condition

The rare autoimmune condition causes Scott Nell’s skin to harden and thicken

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Pumpkin carver who brings ‘terrifying people’ to life earns thousands through side hustle

Jamie says he carves until his fingers bleed

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