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40kg anorexic mum says babies saved her

A woman who suffered from anorexia has revealed how the birth of her miracle twins helped pull her back from the brink. Jessica Rolley from Melbourne weighed just 40 kilograms at the height of her illness; the result of living off carrot, celery and ginger juice for two years and avoiding water so she didn’t… Read More »

Jade Goody saved our lives – meet three women inspired to take smear test by late star

More than 3,000 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer in the UK each year, and almost 1,000 lose their lives to the killer disease – yet it is 99.8 per cent preventable with regular screening. Big Brother star Jade Goody’s death at 27 in 2009 led to a surge in women having smear tests. But… Read More »

‘My baby saved my life’

When Lisa Forrest was in the early stages of pregnancy with her first child, her GP sent her for a routine pap smear. She was stunned when the results showed some abnormalities. Further testing diagnosed the then 27 year old with cervical cancer. Twenty weeks into her pregnancy she faced the terrifying decision of either… Read More »