After a shock diagnosis at 23, Alexeanne kept defying the odds…

Animal magic and a camera changed everything for my girl Paula McDonald, 39, Ardrossan, North Ayrshire

Which childhood book sparked your love of reading? The Shoe Shop Bears by Margaret J Baker, now sadly out of print. It was the first book I bought with my own money. I was bored by picture books and w

My own mum despised me from the moment I was born

WHEN Kate had decided, at the age of fifty-five, to reduce her working hours and go part-time at her job, she had imagined filling her extra days off with all kinds of exciting adventures. Instead, sh

Chelsea had only popped in for some nappies, when utter tragedy struck…