Margaret McVey was in her late 30s when she received a life-changing diagnosis. An MRI scan revealed she had multiple sclerosis (MS), a neurological condition that causes a range of symptoms including difficulty walking, blurred vision and painful muscle spasms. At the time doctors told her she had MS, Margaret, from The Loup, had a young family and the unknown…
When Devin McMullan gave birth to her first child, he arrived so quickly that her wife missed his arrival. It’s far from perfect – nobody wants to give birth without their significant other in the room, offering them support and helping them bring new life into the world, and partners certainly don’t want to miss those first miraculous and life-changing…
Cystic fibrosis sufferer Nicole Adams almost died four years ago after developing severe flu but improved dramatically when she was prescribed wonder drug Kaftrio. The medication has allowed 31-year-old Nicole to laugh freely, sing and dance, and nine months ago, she gave birth to little Colby – something she feared would never happen due to her cystic fibrosis. Now the…
Contouring and highlighting are techniques that have elevated make up to a whole new level. Despite this, there’s still a limit on what they can achieve. Perhaps that’s why a growing number of celebrities such as Chrissy Teigen have opted for buccal fat removal. While the wife of crooner John Legend has been up front about her surgery, posting…
When was the last time you shopped for a sports bra or some running leggings and the mannequin or model wearing them was anything over a size 10? You’re probably struggling to think of such an occasion as much as we are because the examples are few and far between. Now a personal trainer based in Magherafelt has called out…
As every mum knows, no delivery is the same and neither are the aspirations of the woman going through labour.Some want to welcome their baby into the world at home, with just the help of their partner and a midwife or doula, while others want the full gamut of pain relief to assist them through the labour.As long as a…
It’s that time of year when people start to think about dusting off the trainers and start running. The days are stretching so it isn’t pitch black by the time you get home from work and temperatures are starting to rise again (admittedly that isn’t the case at the moment with a yellow weather warning in place!). The Belfast Marathon…
As she sat in the breast clinic at the Ulster Hospital, Pamela Brady never imagined the difficult journey that lay ahead. Aged only 40 and with no symptoms of breast cancer, the only reason she was there was because two close friends had recently found lumps in their breasts. Both were given the all-clear, but their experiences were enough to…