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I had 88% chance of getting breast cancer so I had a double mastectomy at 31
PUSHINGmy meal around the plate, I sat at the table in the eating disorder unit, lost in unhappiness.In treatment for anorexia, this was where I spent
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I thought my husband was a spy - then a phone call changed my life
ANSWERING her phone one day in April 2006, Mary Turner Thomson had no clue her world was about to implode.“Are you Mrs Jordan?” said the voice, be
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I was £12K in debt - I've paid off six credit cards using the snowball method
IN the UK, women make up 55% of people in debt.Here, three readers break the taboo to reveal how they got into financial difficulty – and how they
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My wife died after having Turkey surgery - there are safer ways to slim
After a series of deaths and life-changing complications following weight-loss surgery abroad, Fabulous investigates the dangers behind this growing t
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I'm 32 and 4ft 1in with a 6ft husband - strangers stare, but we don't care
FINDING love is tricky for anyone, but for Francesca Papagno it seemed all the more daunting.At just 4ft 1in, Francesca, 32, is the average height of
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I was a size 12 and insecure after years of yo-yo dieting – now I’m big, bald and I’ve never felt happier
THROUGHOUT her years of yo-yo dieting and not feeling good enough Lizi Jackson-Barrett, 45, from Romford, Essex, felt her confidence depended on her s
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I was fit & healthy at 39 - it's thanks to Dame Debs my son has his mum
EXACTLY a year ago, mum of one Lauren Roberts sat in stunned silence in an oncologist’s office.The 40-year-old was trying to take in the devastating
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My three-year-old son died after my husband left him in a hot car
JAMIE Dill, 44, is a stay-at-home mum and lives in Indiana, USA, with her husband Andrew, 46, a university professor, and their son Owen, nine.Today,