Boy’s heartbreaking Christmas wish is for his life-threatening fits to stop...
A YOUNG boy receiving vital medical care in the US has penned this heartbreaking letter to Santa asking not to die.Little Billy Caldwell asked Father Christmas to stop his seizures so he can go home to...
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DOCTORS are successfully using cannabis to treat a schoolboy with an “uncontrollable” form of epilepsy.Billy Caldwell, 11, has been suffering life-threatening and frequent seizures for almost all his...
View ArticleMum desperate to give her five-year-old son medical CANNABIS to tackle his...
A CONCERNED mother appeared on This Morning today to explain why she wants to medicate her five-year-old son with CANNABIS.Hannah Deacon is calling for the controversial treatment for her little boy,...
View ArticleLittle boy, 7, battling rare brain tumour suffers 25 violent fits every day –...
LITTLE Nathan Box looks like any other boy his age.Except seven-year-old Nathan desperately needs a life-changing operation so he can “live a normal life” – but the NHS won’t fund his treatment.Nathan...
View ArticleWoman, 20, had to fall for her boyfriend TWICE after losing her memory...
IT has taken a lot more than a love letter or bunch of flowers to win Jessica Sharman’s heart.She lost her memory following an attack of seizures one day last March.Jessica lost her memory after a...
View ArticleIreland set to legalise cannabis to help treat multiple sclerosis, cancer and...
IRELAND is set to become the latest country to legalise the use of cannabis, to treat specific health conditions.Despite a government-ordered report warning of a lack of evidence over the drug’s safety...
View ArticleTeenager has to re-learn her name, ‘meet’ her family and fall in love again...
A TEENAGER was forced to re-learn her own name after a series of seizures wiped her memory.Jessica Sharman had to “meet” her family again, and faced a rocky relationship patch after she completely...
View ArticleMum claims pharmacy gave her daughter, 4, ‘wrong’ medication which sent her...
A MUM claims a pharmacy gave her four-year-old epileptic daughter the ‘wrong’ medication – sending her into a seizure.Little Eve Williams fell ill just days after taking the medicine, which her mum...
View ArticleBoy, 11, told he would never walk or talk finds his voice with Olly Murs...
A YOUNG boy who was told he would never talk has defied doctors by finding his voice while singing along to an Olly Murs album.William Smedley, 11, was born with autism, epilepsy as well as severe...
View ArticleDisabled lad’s touching video marking his 16th birthday leads to emotional...
A DISABLED lad’s touching video marking his 16th birthday has gone viral — even leading to a phone call from Sir Elton John.The pop icon, 69, told Lewis Hine he was “inspirational” after being moved to...
View ArticleCould CANNABIS treat epilepsy? Hundreds of thousands of patients could...
A CANNABIS-based drug could help hundreds of thousands with uncontrollable epilepsy.A study found it cut seizures by half in youngsters with a severe form of the condition.The cannabis-based drug could...
View ArticleMum shares video of her toddler having epileptic seizures to warn other...
A MUM has shared a video of her baby daughter suffering seizures to help parents spot the deadly signs.Sherrie Judd posted the footage on Facebook to warn of the dangers of infantile spasms.Adalind...
View ArticleMum stuns doctors by waking up from a 23-day coma the MOMENT her newborn son...
A BRAVE MUM has left doctors stunned after waking up from a 23-day coma the moment her newborn son was placed in her arms.Amanda da Silva’s natural instincts were so strong that despite not even...
View ArticleBaby boy’s constant giggles were actually sign of a rare brain tumour
THE PARENTS of a seemingly happy baby who “giggled” for 17 hours a day were shocked to discover he actually had a rare brain tumour.When little Jack Young, from Winscombe, North Somerset, started...
View ArticleUnited Airlines slammed for not making emergency landing, allowing passenger...
A PASSENGER on a United Express flight from Houston to Cincinnati has lambasted the crew for not cutting the flight short after another flyer suffered seizures shortly after the plane took off...
View ArticleFour women open up about battling invisible disabilities and public doubt...
HOLLYWOOD’S Selma Blair spoke out about her “invisible disability” after appearing at the Oscars with a cane.The Hellboy actress, 46, was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in August.Brave Selma Blair...
View ArticleSickening moment heartless thugs rob epileptic woman as she has fit in street
THIS is the sickening moment heartless thugs rob a helpless woman having an epileptic fit in the street.The vulnerable woman was having a seizure last week in Manchester’s Chinatown as the men began to...
View ArticleHero cop says school banned legal marijuana oil cure for his daughter’s 100...
HERO cop Chris Conrad has faced many dangers but his biggest challenge was finding a cure for his daughter’s 100 daily epileptic fits.He has finally succeeded after a 13-year search — with Lucy, 15,...
View ArticleMedical conditions you must declare when buying travel insurance including...
BRITS may not be aware that common medical conditions such as asthma and high blood pressure need to declared when buying travel insurance ahead of a holiday.If you don’t, you could be left out of...
View ArticleBoy with severe epilepsy is still being denied medical cannabis on the NHS
A BOY with severe epilepsy is still being denied access to medicinal cannabis on the NHS.Mum Charlotte Caldwell, 51, says she is terrified her son Billy, 13, will die if he does not get a new...
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