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Fraser McAllister was diagnosed with an anaplastic glioneuronal tumour, a rare form of the cruel disease, in 2020. The tragic diagnosis came after the teenager first started getting headaches back in 2018 where he 'felt like his head was going to blow up'.

Despite never showing any symptoms, Sofia had suffered from Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM) - a rare and unsuspected brain condition which disrupts the normal circulation of blood

“Over the year and a half of her life, she met all her milestones and her weight was fine. She was crawling, walking, saying a few words, and had never been to hospital”

The grieving mum came up with the idea of a charity anthology for Christmas, as she 'wanted to do something in her child's memory that is good'

Fraser McAllister, 18, is remembered as a 'happy and selfless' boy.

There are many story angles surrounding childhood cancer, but rarely mentioned is the burden of illness on everyday life

The term “long COVID” is used to describe symptoms or illness that continue for more than four weeks after a positive COVID test or the original onset of symptoms. Some examples include an ongoing loss of taste or smell, debilitating fatigue, and even sustained damage to the heart or brain.

The pursuit of a cure for Alzheimer’s disease is becoming an increasingly competitive and contentious quest with recent years witnessing several important controversies.

Niko Szabo was starved of oxygen at birth and then suffered a huge brain haemorrhage just days after his first birthday

After years of suffering with pain, Ben Jones, from Merthyr Tydfil, began to have up to 30 seizures per day which led him to the decision to seek further medical help again this year

Wee Ava was diagnosed with an incurable brain tumour this summer.