Healths

'My girl can't walk or talk': Searching for answers in Wales' rare disease cluster

'My girl can't walk or talk': Searching for answers in Wales' rare disease cluster

Rachel Cowley's daughter Jessica was like any other 10-year-old until she started having seizures. Now aged 20, Jessica is unable to walk or talk, and Ms Cowley fears she will die in the next few year …

'My late husband's organs transformed the lives of four people'

'My late husband's organs transformed the lives of four people'

Arlene Hutchinson's husband, Mark, was only 52 when he died unexpectedly last year after suffering two strokes 'out of the blue'. Like many couples they had never discussed organ donation but she knew …

'Prescription for time at the coast helped me'

'Prescription for time at the coast helped me'

Kelly Pardy was born with juvenile macular degeneration - a visual impairment that affects her central vision. The impact of the condition became particularly challenging when she became unemployed fo …

'Severe period pain – it's not normal'

'Severe period pain – it's not normal'

A mother has spoken out about dealing with severe period pain for two decades before finally being diagnosed with endometriosis. Reah Steer, 34, from Windsor in Berkshire, described enduring years of …

'We are inventing captivity medicine': Hospital prepares for freed Israeli hostages

'We are inventing captivity medicine': Hospital prepares for freed Israeli hostages

When the first hostages are released by Hamas in Gaza, taken into Israel and transferred by helicopter to the Rabin Medical Center in Petah Tikva, Dr Michal Steinman will take them up to the sixth flo …

'Why won't anyone give my son access to healthcare?'

'Why won't anyone give my son access to healthcare?'

When Chantal Chaervey's son with cerebral palsy lost access to healthcare services at 18, she did not imagine she would be fighting four years on to change this. As a child, Harry Chaervey, 22, from B …