Inspiration

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She weighed 60 pounds – After a 5-year-long battle with anorexia, this is what she looks like today

Annie Windley, a young woman from Derbyshire, East Midlands, suffered from life-threatening anorexia which left her barely able to stand. After surviving on a meager diet of only one piece of toast and jam per day for five years, her weight plummeted to just 63.93 pounds. Her saving grace while battling anorexia? Chocolate. Despite being […]

Chantel Brink

Chantel Brink

Freelance Writer

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Pioneering gene therapy restores UK girl’s hearing

A UK girl born deaf can now hear unaided, after a groundbreaking gene-therapy treatment. Opal Sandy was treated shortly before her first birthday – and six months on, can hear sounds as soft as a whisper and is starting to talk, saying words such as “Mama”, “Dada” and “uh-oh”. Given as an infusion into the […]

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Single Dad Raises Son, Later Finds Out The Boy is Not His

Following the sudden departure of his wife a month after their son’s birth, a man had to navigate the challenges of raising his baby as a single dad. Although initially struggling in his new role as a single parent, he eventually adapted and became more confident. He didn’t know the child he had grown to […]

Chantel Brink

Chantel Brink

Freelance Writer