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Long road to recovery after a hospital stay

MANY people who have to be admitted to hospital for an illness or an operation think that once the doctor has told the ward staff they are well enough to go home, that's it. Read

Make a beeline for sweet honey

ENJOY National Honey Week for ten good reasons: Read

Parenting books put to the test

New parents, new advice on a weekly basis as new books are published. But how useful are these tomes to new mums? ALISON HANDLEY tests a few on her two youngsters. Read

Birth order makes a difference

THE first-born child is closest to a mother's heart and the youngest is spoiled - if you believe the anecdotal evidence. Read

I had an incredible cluster of polyps six inches wide

MARIE Headlam had experienced some symptoms linked to bowel cancer but in the busyness of daily life was not acting on them. Read

Take the test

HOUSEHOLDERS who receive a bowel cancer testing kit are being urged to do the check as they could be in the early stages of the disease without realising it. Read

The hospital said it may not be cancer but they would need to check it

WHEN a testing kit for bowel cancer arrived through the door of Dianne Ladd's home, she decided she had nothing to lose by doing it. Read

Biking to raise awareness

CYCLING from one side of the USA to the other may be an extreme form of fund-raising but Joe Millington is more than happy to do it for his sister. Read

Hannah Millington

I was told I might never have kids or work again

HANNAH Millington was just 25 when she heard the words that everyone fears - she had cancer. Read

Online diary helped me

HANNAH has kept an online diary since her diagnosis and not only did it keep friends in touch but was also followed by complete strangers. Read

Deal with the dangers of children going online

ALL parents will teach their children how to cross a road safely or how to deal with stranger danger. Read

Macmillan nurses can't take the cancer away but we do our best to help the children and their families

More than 1,000 people are set to take part in the Birmingham Mail Fun Run on Sunday, April 27. With most of the cash raised being pumped into Macmillan Cancer Support, Alison Dayani takes a look at how some of that much-needed money is spent towards helping young cancer patients long after their treatment is over. Read

A new way to deal with a defiant child

PUNISHING a child, even mildly, may suppress bad behaviour but probably won't stop it happening again, according to parenting experts Alan Kazdin. Read

A smile shines out when Celine sings

LITTLE Celine Smith is suddenly all smiles. Surrounded by people, she was a bit unsure of what was going on. But as the adults around her burst into song and encourage her to join in, her face changes from uncertainty to laughter. Read

Arguments between parents and teens can be good

MOST stressed-out parents of teenagers would describe the constant rowing with their feisty offspring as a never-ending nightmare. Read

Children perform at Symphony Hall

THIS Friday the hard work of the Ex Cathedral education project will reach fruition with a concert featuring more than 600 children from schools across the country at Birmingham Symphony Hall. Read

Many conceive naturally after treatment

DR GILLIAN Lockwood, medical director of Aldridge-based Midland Fertility Services, says Lisa is not alone in having a natural birth following an IVF baby when the cause of infertility was endometriosis. Read

Trying for a baby was like buying a lottery ticket for £3,000... and we won

WHEN Lisa O'Brien was a teenager, she suffered painful periods. Read

We provide the chance for everyone to sing

EX Cathedra's visits to Birmingham Children's Hospital are a weekly date first started four years ago. Read

Mark Shepherd

I was living in a permanent state of hung-over or drunk, ignoring a rumbling inside me that would eventually burst into depression

WE WERE driving down the M5 to Gloucester when the windscreen made a splitting sound like a boot treading on ice. A web of cracked lines appeared above the wiper on the passenger side of the car. Read

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