Speaking for the first time exclusively to The Sun – the now adult ‘heroin baby’
Imogen Nichols, 27, made national news headlines when she was just nine weeks old because her junkie stepdad fed her heroin twice. Astonishingly, her step dad claimed that heroin made her a ‘happy and contented baby.’ And recently, Imogen, a mother of one, got in touch with us wanting to speak out about the effect […]
Coverage in numerous national newspapers for the girl who had a heart attack – at just 16 years old
As soon as Jess Smith got in touch with us, we knew newspapers would be interested in her story and we secured her coverage in a numerous national newspapers, including the Daily Mail and the Sun. Until last year, Jess had led a healthy and active life – she loved dance and gymnastics – and thought heart attacks […]
I lost my wife to Alzheimer’s when she was just 39 years old
When Steve Boryszczuk’s beloved wife, and mother to their two children, was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease at 39 he knew their life would change forever. Michelle, now 43, is believed to be one of the youngest sufferers of the disease in the UK. We helped him share his wife’s courageous diaries with a number of […]
I’m one of the UK’s first paid egg donors
In April, the NHS introduced a fixed sum of £750 compensation for egg donors and Danielle Pearson, 30, got in touch with us because wanted to share her story of becoming one of the first women to be paid for egg donation in UK. Her aim through sharing her story is to encourage more donors to come […]
Courage of the identical twin who embraces baldness, whilst her sister retains a full head of hair
Identical twins Gwennan and Elin, 35, from Cardiff, say that people could never tell them apart when they were growing up. But distinguishing between the two is far easier now – because, while Elin has long flowing locks, Gwennan is completely bald. Gwennan suffers from alopecia, where the immune system attacks the hair follicles, and […]
National newspaper coverage for the baby whose cancer was mistaken for a birthmark
This week, Yvonne Bull’s story appears in the Sunday Mirror and Daily Mail, where she tells how no less than twenty doctors told her that a huge growth on her newborn daughter’s face was an innocent birthmark. Shockingly, the ‘birthmark’ was in fact a deadly form of cancer which would have killed baby Isabel if left untreated. […]
Addicted to illegal tanning jabs – this week’s Closer magazine
Like many people, Chantelle Jones and Graham Thomas feel they look healthier with a tan. But the young couple have taken their tanning habit to the extreme. This week the self-confessed ‘tanorexics’ appear in Closer magazine, where they admit they have become addicted to sunbeds and illegal tanning injections. Chantelle’s obsession with being brown started […]
My little girl shed her skin like a snake – this week’s Pick Me Up magazine
Stacey Gill contacted us as she wanted to raise awareness of a rare skin condition, Stevens-Johnson syndrome, which left her two-year-old daughter Demi-Leigh fighting for her life in hospital. Demi-Leigh was a perfectly healthy toddler when she suddenly came down with a high fever and started fitting in May last year. She was taken to […]
My daughter had three hours to live – this week’s Pick Me Up magazine
Michelle Scoffings got in touch with us as she wanted to raise awareness of the dangers of meningitis after her three-year-old daughter Erica fell dangerously ill with the disease in January this year. Despite being given just three hours to live at one point, Erica miraculously pulled through and this week her amazing story appears […]
Our ‘bag of sugar’ babies were too tiny too touch – this week’s Chat magazine
Kelly Hough got in touch with us with her amazing story of how she gave birth to tiny twins who weighed less than a bag of sugar, and this week her inspirational tale appears in Chat magazine. Kelly, 28, and her partner Gareth, 26, conceived through IVF treatment and Kelly’s pregnancy was fine until 23 […]
