Why i stopped searching for mum

I thought I knew everything about my past. But watching telly one day, I discovered the shocking truth. By Cristina Prisco, 45

With latest statistics showing that cancer will affect half of us, Lisa Ellson, 53, from Skipton, North Yorkshire, shares her story and how her own diagnosis led her to create something special to help people everywhere…

WHEN Dad said that he and Kirsty were having a baby, I was surprised. Mum had always described Kirsty as “a career woman” and, when I asked her what that meant, she said Kirsty was very focused on her

Clearing her late mother’s house, Milla Reed from Banbury, Oxfordshire, couldn’t believe what she uncovered – or the emotional journey she was about to go on

YOU don’t even speak to him. I don’t understand why we have to go.” Mia was being difficult again. Eliza glanced at her daughter’s pouting face in the rear view mirror, and her slight crow’s feet deep

Celebrating a milestone birthday brought back memories for Ellie