Marcie’s life had taken a brutal turn, but she vowed to prove everybody wrong…

When an injury left Gill Castle with a permanent stoma, she refused to wallow or be held back – she set about helping other women...

Sitting beside the hospital bed where my 15-year-old daughter Leoni lay, I clutched her hand. ‘It’s cancer,’ I said, fighting back tears. Seeing her bewildered face staring back at me, my heart broke.

They say a pic is worth a thousand words. What does yours say about your special moment? Here one reader shares the story behind her favourite photo

I turned 50 in September and, as well as presents and good wishes, I received an invitation to attend my first mammogram. I’d registered a few months before and was pleased to have the chance to get m

Nicola Kaufman, 49, lives in Horsham, West Sussex, with her husband Adrian, 49. By the time I found out that I had multiple sclerosis (MS) – a condition that affects the brain and central nervous syst