Michael Gannons, 63, from Luton, (right) suffered from painful swelling in his left leg, which started at the top of his thigh but spread right down to his ankle and then, in January this year, to his groin and abdomen. Michael has lymphoedema, a chronic disorder that occurs when the lymph system doesn't function properly. Then he learnt about an unlikely remedy - Kinesio tape - that athletes use to stop muscles overstretching.

Lisa Fessey, from Barnsley, had two embryos successfully transplanted into her womb. Two days later she got food poisoning - and was told a few days after that the fertility procedure had failed. She and her husband fear that after having now used both her IVF cycles available free on the NHS - and want Tesco to pay for another cycle. But one doctor says it is unlikely to food poisoning was to to blame, citing Mrs Fessey's age as a more important factor for her not becoming pregnant.

Kayla Bufton, 24, from Blackburn, is believed to have developed Guillain-Barré syndrome while she was pregnant with Kelsey. When she was 36 weeks pregnant, she suddenly lost the use of her legs, arms and facial muscles. After Kelsey was delivered, Ms Bufton suffered a cardiac arrest and had to be put into an induced coma. Now, after almost a year of rehabilitation, she is finally able to pick up her baby.

Stuart Hutchinson, 19, from Scotland, nearly died after doctors missed his first tumour, and was misdiagnosed again recently leading to treatment which meant his head had to be wrapped in bandages. Following his second operation Stuart now has a huge zip-like scar up the back of his head and is waiting to see if he needs more treatment. He has also lodged a complaint to his local health board who say they are investigating the blunders.

EXCLUSIVE: Mollie Cooke (left marrying her second husband, William Cooke), from Shropshire, always wanted to write her autobiography but she developed dementia before she was able to do so. Now, her granddaughter Katherine Lee (top right), 37, from Zug, Switzerland, has written a book about her life. The book tells of the losses in Mollie's life - she lost her first husband to a landmine after the Second World War and her second husband and daughter to cancer. Image (bottom right) shows the graves of Mollie, her second husband, William, and her daughter, Susan. Katherine opens the book: ‘My story is a story worth telling. It wasn’t just a “flat line" - it was a life full of ups and downs.'

Jordan Daly, 16, from Peeblesshire, suffers from severe hereditary multiple exostoses (HME), which causes agonising bone tumours to grow all over her body. Now the teenager, who is studying for her Higher English at home as she is too weak to attend school, has written a blog about growing up with HME in an attempt to let other youngsters see that it is acceptable to be different.

I have, so far, defied my devastating prognosis, writes NED LAMBTON. In fact, I have not had a single relapse in three-and-a-half years, and hardly any of my symptoms remain; I have been able to give up my medication, with no ill effects, and MS is now nothing more than a minor inconvenience in my life. And it is, I believe, largely thanks to a special diet.

A single Starbucks caramel frappuccino has 11 teaspoons of sugar and a can of Coca-Cola or Pepsi has nine teaspoons, researchers have said. This week the World Health Organisation recommended people should have no more than six teaspoons of sugar in 24 hours. Doctors say this rule is key to avoiding obesity, heart disease and other serious illnesses because they fear sugar is as dangerous as tobacco.

Nathan Phillips, now three months old, from Sunderland, inherited a different type of dwarfism from each of his parents, Laura Whitfield, 24, and Nathan Phillips, 34. The couple both have dwarfism and they were warned their baby would probably not survive for more than an hour after his birth. Ms Whitfield, who has starred in films such as Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, says she was amazed when she woke from the operation to find her fiancé sitting at her bedside with the newborn by his side. She has now hailed him a 'double dwarf'.

Lyndsey Walker, from Preston, experienced rare postpartum psychosis following the birth of her daughter Elizabeth, now 15 months. The psychosis manifested itself as a male voice inside Miss Walker's head which told her she was an unfit mother and that her family (including fiance Andrew, pictured) would be better off if she were dead. The voice even encouraged her to imagine asphyxiating Elizabeth, resulting in Miss Walker attempting suicide. She has now had psychiatric treatment and bonded with her daughter.

Georgia Rankin has a condition where her bones are fused together, leaving her in terrible pain. This Morning host Philip Scofield described her sunny character as a 'delight to be around'. After appearing on the show, viewers took to Twitter in admiration of her positive spirit and determination. One wrote: 'This Morning Georgia an inspiration on how to live life to the full despite pain and physical difficulties. I'd want her as my friend!'. Another Tweeted: 'That sweet Georgia on this morning with a bone defect, she's lovely. It's always ppl with a disability that are the most positive.'