Stephanie Smith, 37

Pulling a hat down over my head, I glanced at my reflection in the mirror, then blinked back tears. Mirrors were my enemy and hats were my armour. It was January 2016, and having recently become a mum

One moment Charlotte was larking about with some lads on a stag do, the next she was bent double in agony…

I thought my marriage had hit the rocks when my easy-going hubby kept losing his temper. But something more frightening was behind his moods.

Docs say I’m dying but I have a special reason to fight

Most expectant mums spend their entire pregnancy thinking about that magical moment when they’ll finally get to meet their baby for the first time. Who they’ll take after, what colour eyes and hair th