Articles Tagged: real life story

My vomit phobia: 'Being a mum threw up all sorts of problems'

By Liz Stansfield, May 22, 2012

Kelly Hendrick, has been scared of sick since she was a child. She tells Parentdish how she finds parenting two young children with her fear of vomit

Marathon mum: I lost 6 st and ran the London Marathon

By Ursula Hirschkorn, Apr 25, 2012

Mum of four Ursula Hirschkorn lost six stone and eight dress sizes. She recently completed the London Marathon in four hours and 33 minutes and shares her story with Parentdish

Going for gold: Teenager born with one arm to compete in javelin throwing 2012 Paralympics

By parentdish.co.uk, Apr 21, 2012

Hollie Arnold was born without a right arm. The teenager is now hoping to compete in the 2012 Javelin Paralympics games this summer thanks to a special prosthetic arm

25 stone mum was so fat her kids had to take her to the toilet

By Keith Kendrick, Apr 18, 2012

Food addict Dawn Price became so obese her children had to take her to the toilet. She joined a slimming club and lost an amazing nine stone

With a little help from my friends: Grateful dad raises funds by photographing all 63 hospital staff who saved his baby

By parentdish.co.uk, Apr 3, 2012

Michael Cockerham’s son Phineas nearly died from a life-threatening virus. After his son recovered, he photographed every NHS staff member who helped save his son for a charity photo book

Woman with two wombs beats odds of five million to one to give birth to twins, one baby in each separate womb

By parentdish.co.uk, Apr 2, 2012

When doctors discovered Danielle Young was pregnant they were amazed. She had been diagnosed with having two wombs - a rare condition that makes it difficult to carry a baby to full term

Brave Ava walks in world's first pair of prosthetic slippers after losing her feet to meningitis

By parentdish.co.uk, Mar 26, 2012

Brave Ava Bainbridge is taking her first steps after losing both feet to meningitis, thanks to the world’s first prosthetic slippers, complete with toes!