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Older people claiming Attendance Allowance shoots up by 46,000
Attendance Allowance is extra money if you have a long-term physical or mental condition or disability
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Over 3.5 million claim PIP in UK: top 5 conditions for support
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has released data showing that a record 3,544,042 people are claiming Personal Independence Payment (PIP) with a third getting £737.20 a month
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Christina Applegate 'sad' as she says daughter, 13, has been diagnosed with POTS
Christina Applegate's 13-year-old daughter, Sadie Grace LeNoble, has been diagnosed with Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome, a condition that causes abnormally large increases in heart rate upon sitting up or standing
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Sopranos' Jamie-Lynn Sigler 'almost died' after scary surgery complication
The Sopranos star Jamie-Lynn Sigler has revealed she 'almost died' after she had a bad reaction to surgery and was hospitalised with sepsis following a spiritual retreat in India
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Mum was misdiagnosed with MS only to discover she had an inoperable brain tumour
Sammie Rainey, 29, was diagnosed with an inoperable pontine glioma - a type of brain tumour - after suffering from severe headaches and weakness on her right side
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Benefits cheat who claimed to be crippled by MS caught on camera running 5k
Annette Bond, 49, claimed a series of physical impairments meant she could hardly walk or get out of bed - until fraud investigators caught her taking 5k runs in her neighbourhood
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Mum fighting serious condition needs £50k op to achieve parenting 'dream'
Lyndsey Dilla, from Kent, has been battling multiple sclerosis for 11 years and hopes to have life-changing stem cell therapy in Mexico to "reset" her immune system
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Dad-of-two lost all feeling from the waist down - but didn't tell cop colleagues
Iain Clark, 60, was working as a police officer when he first experienced terrifying symptoms that caused him to go numb from the waist down, but he chose to keep it a secret
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Simple blood test could detect early signs of serious condition 'years earlier'
Scientists have discovered a trace in the blood of some people who later went on to develop the debilitating autoimmune disease, multiple sclerosis. They say the breakthrough could hasten treatment
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Doctors said I was being dramatic over symptoms before devastating diagnosis
Between boxing, cycling, social work, and raising her three kids, Noelle Connolly, who has multiple sclerosis (MS), found the time to share her inspiring journey with The Mirror
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Bianca Wallace claims she was bullied into sharing MS diagnosis in scathing post
Bianca Wallace - who is engaged to Welsh actor Ioan Gruffudd - has shared shocking details about events leading up to her decision in 2022 to reveal she had been diagnosed with MS
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Christina Applegate shares she has '30 lesions on her brain' amid MS struggle
Hollywood star Christina Applegate has opened up about her ongoing battle with MS as she admits to having 30 lesions in her brain and that she struggles to function when coping with pain on a daily basis
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Villagers set to lose only Post Office as no one wants it after Horizon scandal
Married couple Rosalind and Michael Cobb have run the rural Post Office in Anglesey for 35 years - now that they want to retired they've not been able to
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Christina Applegate says her daughter is 'losing' her mum amid MS diagnosis
Actress Christina Applegate, 52, has detailed her struggles with MS and revealed her strong sense of humour keeps her going but said she feels like her daughter is 'losing her mum'
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'I transformed my council house into luxury palace for just £20k with B&M buys'
Transforming your home into something you've always dreamed of is no small feat, but one woman has managed to do it on a budget buying things from stores like B&M and Home Bargains
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Neurological conditions 'now affect nearly half the world's population'
The new study - the most comprehensive of its kind ever undertaken - also shows neurological conditions were responsible for the loss of 443 million years of healthy life in 2021 alone due to illness, disability and death
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Chronic pain is getting in the way of day-to-day life, for eight in 10 sufferers
Getting dressed, exercising, and completing household chores, are some of the tasks they are unable to take on, due to their regular, ongoing symptoms
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Woman 'too sick to walk' filmed doing 'regular' 5km runs
A jury heard silversmith Annette Bond spent nearly a decade conning taxpayers out of £67,062.50 by claiming her mobility was severely impaired by multiple sclerosis
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Mum devastated at diagnosis after blurred vision and getting 'something in eye'
Emily Topham, from Shardlow, Derbyshire, felt as though she'd an eyelash in her eye but tests showed she has a condition which could leave her permanently disabled
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Dave Myers' words on life as a young carer to mum after tough health diagnosis
Tributes to Dave Myers saw Grace Dent recall being starstruck when first meeting the Hairy Biker on her podcast today, following Si King announcing the late star's death yesterday
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Granny in tears as £250 'taken from purse' on hospital ward after fall at home
Ursula Gay, 72, was rushed to Glasgow’s Queen Elizabeth University Hospital after sustaining injuries following a fall inside her home on Sunday evening, but was left in tears at what happened next
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Worrying 'problem' when eating dinner could be sign of stomach cancer
Medically referred to as dysphagia, a common 'problem' when eating food could be a warning sign of stomach cancer. Here are all the symptoms you should look out for - and when you contact your GP
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Binky Felstead smuggles champagne into hospital as she visits 'poorly' mum
Former Made In Chelsea star Binky Felstead has revealed she tried to sneak champagne into hospital as she paid a visit to her mum following her multiple sclerosis diagnosis
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Woman was conned out of hundreds of pounds by liar boyfriend who said he had MS
Beth Thomas was also told by her ex, who she hasn't named, he had been abandoned by his parents as a baby, was raised by nuns and had been homeless and bankrupt
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Medical conditions that could mean your house doesn't need to pay council tax
Council tax discounts for people who have been diagnosed by a doctor as “severely mentally impaired” or SMI are often missed - so we explain who may qualify for the reduction and how to apply