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Mum whose eczema was so bad she didn’t leave the house shares ‘unbelievable’ cure she found on YouTube

Lisa Dispirito, 54, from Bideford, Devon, had always had clear skin and thought she was allergic to her new perfume at first.

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Man credits diet change and £19.99 skin cream for treating his psoriasis

Scot Cunningham says he became a ‘hermit’ after suffering from the skin condition

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Man credits diet change and £19.99 skin cream for treating his psoriasis

Scot Cunningham says he became a ‘hermit’ after suffering from the skin condition

The Independent UK

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Scot Cunningham, 27, from Salford, Greater Manchester is looking forward to celebrating Pride this weekend.

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Teaching assistant diagnosed with bowel cancer at 22 reveals three symptoms people of all ages should know

Cambridgeshire teaching assistant Sophie Anderson was just 22 when she was diagnosed with bowel cancer after first showing symptoms at the age of 18

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Baby girl with rare disease to have liver transplant two weeks after having heart surgery

Suffolk parents Joe and Gemma Kean say a liver transplant will change everything for little Aria

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‘It took over my life’: Woman speaks out on rare condition that saw her pull her own hair out for 18 years

Rosie Myers, 30, of Hampshire, conquers the hair pulling condition trichotillomania and launches ethical haircare brand ‘nope’ with her girlfriend

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Baby’s arm amputated at 10 days old after he suffered blood clots in the womb

Little Zack from Hull, East Yorkshire was born with a “bruised and blistered” left arm

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Woman hails £85 skincare kit as ‘miracle cure’ for her cystic acne

Jamie Graves, 42, from Bedfordshire was so self-conscious she avoided leaving the house for weeks

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Man climbs Kilimanjaro in a wheelchair after being paralysed in Manchester Arena terror attack

Martin Hibbert, 46, from Chorley says he stronger both physically and mentally than he was when he was able-bodied

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Man crowned Britain’s ‘Boxbollen champion’ reveals sweet way he’ll spend his prize money

Hampshire security officer Mario Oliveira, 31, and his nurse partner Joanna Rodrigues, 34, will spend the money on their baby girl due in September

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Finance manager who tipped the scales at 38st reveals how river swimming saved him from deadly sepsis

Father-of-two Stuart Kilmister, 51, of Worcestershire, found himself dangerously ill four weeks after completing his swimming challenge

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British mother prepares to wed US pen pal she’s never met— because he’s in jail for brutal murder

Bristol single mum-of-four Laura O’Sullivan, 32, will marry Terrell Ravon Reese, 31, next year in a Michigan jail 3,560 miles away

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Woman reveals telltale symptoms after confusing her brain tumour with menopause

East Sussex design and production manager Anna Kane, 49, is falling in love with her husband again after having her brain tumour removed

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‘Psychic’ food-hoarder who foresaw Covid gets the last laugh as supermarket prices soar

Ian Coulthard, 52, of Tyne and Wear, is constantly prepared in case of civil war or a terrorist attack, which he has safeguarded against for 20 years

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‘If I change one mind, it’s worth it’: Swimmer overcomes body shame to lead 900-strong open water club

East Yorkshire mother Claire Keable, 48, had a lockdown epiphany after realising she did not want her daughter to share her hang-ups and faced her demons

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Man who tipped the scales at nearly 23st turns his health around with ‘fat-busting football league’

Ashley Smith, 23, of Oxfordshire, slims down to 14st 2lb after ditching McDonald’s burgers and KFC fried chicken and taking up MAN v FAT footie

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Woman left balding and bedbound by chronic eczema clears the condition with a £9 face cream

Kimberley Reardon, 30, of South Lanarkshire, could not move without her skin weeping or peeling until she used a simple over the counter remedy

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Woman left balding and bedbound by chronic eczema clears the condition with a £9 face cream

Kimberley Reardon, 30, of South Lanarkshire, could not move without her skin weeping or peeling until she used a simple over the counter remedy

The Independent UK

‘A parallel life’: The medical mistake that saw a woman watch her entire family fight incurable brain disease

Alison Holland, 64, of Gloucestershire, says she married teacher Bert Holland, 69, thinking they had escaped the “curse” of Huntington’s disease

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Student who lost his hair from GCSE stress reveals the beauty treatment that brought his confidence back

Birmingham student Sam Taylor, 19, says his eyebrow tattoos are now the envy of his female friends

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Lorry driver who tipped the scales at 29st reveals the daily diet that helped him shed half his bodyweight

Vlad Tudose, 23, of Warwickshire, was a limber 11st 3lb when he moved to the UK from Romania in 2010 but by 2012 weighed 21st 8lb

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