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“Nothing to be sorry about here”: Meet the families changing the narrative around Down Syndrome

“Nothing to be sorry about here”: Meet the families changing the narrative around Down Syndrome

by Allegra Goodwin | Mar 22, 2021 1:10PM | Long Reads

Liam and Amos both have an extra chromosome. It’s just one of the many extraordinary things about them. Liam Froggatt has so many social media accounts his mum can’t keep up. He uses them to post about his hobbies: dancing, football, horse riding, and mountain...
Absolute agony: The unseen pain endured by women with endometriosis

Absolute agony: The unseen pain endured by women with endometriosis

by Emily Staniforth | Mar 15, 2021 4:16PM | Long Reads

“I felt glad and validated at first, as I knew I wasn’t making it up! But then I felt quite overwhelmed as I didn’t even know where to start and when I googled all I saw was terrible journeys for fertility and that it was incurable. I was 23 when I was diagnosed...
AFC Unity: Sheffield football club closes its doors but has set standard for the future

AFC Unity: Sheffield football club closes its doors but has set standard for the future

by Michael Jones | Mar 15, 2021 4:11PM | Long Reads, Sport

If the government’s lockdown exit plan can be trusted, this summer, amateur sport will return with a flourish.  Sadly for one of Sheffield’s football clubs, AFC Unity, this will not be the case after they made the difficult decision to close the doors for good on...
“It affects my life every day, I always have to be prepared to have a seizure”: Raising awareness for epilepsy

“It affects my life every day, I always have to be prepared to have a seizure”: Raising awareness for epilepsy

by Liv Hill | Mar 15, 2021 4:04PM | Long Reads

Epilepsy is a serious neurological condition affecting 600,000 people living in the UK and impacting their lives everyday. Purple Day on Friday 26 March is internationally dedicated to raising awareness for epilepsy in the hope of creating a better understanding of...
Blogs and social media: Can we have the best of both worlds?

Blogs and social media: Can we have the best of both worlds?

by Nuria Mateus | Mar 15, 2021 3:59PM | Long Reads

The cover of Time magazine in 2006 was like a prophecy. The Person of the Year was You. Yes, you, me, and everyone who produces content for blogs, websites, social media profiles and many other platforms which feature user-generated content. Many years later, the...
‘I feel euphoric and terrified at the same time’: How the end of lockdown is threatening an anxiety epidemic in the UK

‘I feel euphoric and terrified at the same time’: How the end of lockdown is threatening an anxiety epidemic in the UK

by Emily Atkinson | Mar 15, 2021 3:19PM | Long Reads

With the carpet rolled out for the country’s cautious meander out of Covid restrictions, and the bunting strung-up in anticipation of our bleak one-year lockdowniversary, the road to normality is finally in sight. For Britons, eyes glistening with the ghosts of their...
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