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‘I dismissed my symptoms as food poisoning. Then meningitis almost killed me’

Hannah Ewing, 26, says the bacterial meningitis outbreak in Kent has left her fearful

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I was told it was ‘just a bad period’ – I actually had endometriosis

‘I’d been fobbed off for so long and told that this isn’t what’s wrong with me, so when I was diagnosed, I almost felt vindicated because I was right – but I was angry’

The Independent UK

‘Active’ man diagnosed with MS at 26 after falling over on lads’ holiday in Ibiza

George Mckinty noticed the first sign of multiple sclerosis while at the gym in August 2021

The Independent UK

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I was diagnosed with cancer after the London Marathon – now I’m running it with my daughter

Pritpal Kaur first attempt to run the marathon in 2023 led to ‘bad back pain’ and fatigue which she attributed to the gruelling experience

The Independent UK

Doctors discovered we were identical twins during my cancer battle

Growing up, twin sisters Caitlin and Grace Leggett assumed they weren’t identical but that all changed following a cancer diagnosis

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Mystery as ‘healthy’ 17-month-old dies unexpectedly with no symptoms

Willow Poppy Forrest's cause of death was ruled as Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI)

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‘Active’ dad diagnosed with kidney cancer after complaining of back pain

Paul Souter had tried acupuncture and sports massages for the pain in his lower back that would regularly come and go

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‘I knew I had high blood pressure – but I never thought it would nearly kill me’

Natasha Carayol said she believed high blood pressure was simply something she ‘lived with’

The Independent UK

Woman, 21, faces losing her bladder after dismissing rare condition as UTI

Caris Gibson was diagnosed with the rare urinary retention condition, Fowler’s Syndrome, in 2025

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‘Active’ mum diagnosed with inoperable cancer four months after giving birth

Alice Norris was pregnant with her daughter when she noticed blood in her stool, which she initially put down to haemorrhoids

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Mum who spent eight years fighting mouth cancer celebrates Christmas without disease

Clare Davis-Eaton was diagnosed with metastatic base of tongue cancer after finding a lump on her neck

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Single mum diagnosed with cancer months after being cleared by doctors

The single mother of two found a lump in her left breast but was initially told there was ’nothing of concern’

The Independent UK

Toddler diagnosed with rare cancer after common viral illness has eye removed

Ava Grace was one year old when she was diagnosed with retinoblastoma

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Mum diagnosed with incurable cancer after symptoms dismissed as perimenopause

Crystal Portsmouth suffered chronic anaemia and exhaustion for years before she was diagnosed with myeloma

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Woman diagnosed with pancreatic cancer six days after falling ill on holiday

Suzanne Ford, 67, says she feels ‘incredibly lucky’ to be a rare survivor of the disease

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Mum struggling with ‘unbearable’ pain due to hard-to-diagnose condition

The pain is so severe that she has left her job as a children’s social, emotional and mental health tutor

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Sporty teenager left paralysed from shoulder down after ‘stitch’

Shayne Dawson-Dymond says he is determined not to let his condition ‘get in the way’

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‘Active’ dad diagnosed with terminal cancer after losing weight

William White was first diagnosed with colon cancer in February 2020

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‘Normal’ girl, 4, diagnosed with rare disorder that causes blindness, paralysis

Her parents, Emma Vukic and Max Bridge, say they are in a phase of ‘prolonged grief’

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Dad diagnosed with stage 4 cancer after wife’s death from the illness

Paul Garratt lost his wife of 10 years to breast cancer in 2015 at the age of 31

The Independent UK

Twins diagnosed with the same ‘one-in-a-million’ condition eight years apart

Wendy and Chris Watkins welcomed their ‘happy and healthy’ twins, Riley and Noah, into the world in 2012

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Toddler diagnosed with inoperable brain tumour before going blind ‘overnight’

Olivia Taylor was diagnosed with an optic nerve glioma at just 17 months old

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‘Healthy’ woman diagnosed with rare autoimmune disorder after rash

Tia Rey now struggles to walk or stand for long periods and is often breathless

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Mum diagnosed with brain tumour after dismissing symptom for 20 years

Nikita Sterling was diagnosed with a ‘large’ meningioma, which doctors suspect ‘could have been growing for 20 years’

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‘Fit and healthy’ father discovers life-threatening illness during fertility tests

Simon Wade says his life ‘changed forever’ when he was diagnosed

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