Harmonie-Rose Allen, from Bath, was struck down by the killer bug in September last year when she was nine-months-old - just ten days after taking her first faltering steps. Doctors told her parents Freya Hall and Ross Allen she had one of the worst cases of the virus they had even seen and only gave her a ten per cent chance of survival. Harmonie beat the odds - but lost both her legs and arms and the tip of her nose in the process. Now two years old, she is learning to adapt to a new way of life thanks to a new standing frame, which her parents hope will help her to walk. Her delighted mother posted on Facebook: 'Harmonie will be standing straight in no time. Fun fun fun!! Well done Harmonie Rose you make us so proud!'

One minute he is cycling, the next he has fallen to the ground and is suffering a terrifying epileptic seizure. For more than two minutes, cyclist Tim Fry lies on a stretch of track, suffering convulsions. He is powerless to get up. By chance, his frightening ordeal was captured in its entirety by the video camera attached to his bike helmet. Mr Fry, from East Sussex, has now decided to share the footage in the hope it will help others understand what it is like to have a seizure - and the time it takes to recover.

Sara LeeAnn Pryde, from California, said the portrait series is a visual documentation of one of her autistic meltdowns, which she photographed six years ago as a form of self-exploration. In the black and white images, Sara can be seen wrapped in a towel and curled on the floor of her bathroom in tears, as mascara streams down her face.

Extraordinary footage of a boy's heart beating outside his body under a thin layer of skin has emerged. Born with a rare defect, now 18, Arpit Gohil's parents were told he probably wouldn't survive and the slightest bump could kill him. Arpit (pictured and inset) from Gujarat state, India, was born with extreme Pentalogy of Cantrell, with vital organs are positioned outside of the body. Despite the bleak outlook, Arpit has defied doctors and led a 'happy' and 'normal' childhood climbing trees and driving a tractor on his father's farm - even though the slightest bump or fall could kill him instantly.

Sonya Angelone, a spokeswoman for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, broke down the process from ingestion to four hours after eating. She said one slice of pizza will not affect a healthy person or cause weight gain, but could spell danger for someone who has high blood pressure, is overweight, or smokes.

The study by Public Health England (PHE) found that the average teenager consumes more than three times the recommended level of sugar - while adults have more than twice the advised limit. And it found that if people reduced their sugar intake to healthy levels, the NHS would save £14billion over the next 25 years, while 77,000 fewer people would die.

Kate Sell, 43, from Chipping Sodbury (pictured left before her accident), went to bed with her husband Kevin as normal, but when she woke up she was lying in a heap at the bottom of the stairs. She felt searing pains across her chest and arms, and was unable to move her body. She was rushed to hospital (pictured inset) where doctors discovered she had fractured her skull and seven vertebrae and broken her spinal cord as well as several ribs, her neck, collarbone and wrist. She was kept in intensive care for six days before being transferred to a specialist spinal and neurological unit. Now, she has been given the devastating news her spinal cord has been severed 'beyond repair' and she will never walk again. She is now adapting to life in a wheelchair (pictured right). Her friend Wendy Walker, 52, said: 'Although she found being in a wheelchair really difficult to come to terms with at first, I think she has now realised it's all she has.'

Jane Taylor, from Glasgow, (right) took her own life on her 62nd birthday. The Scottish Public Services Ombudsman criticised her care, stating mental health cases should be treated as urgently as physical health. Her daughter, Beth Green, (right) said she will never get over her mother's death. 'I can't even cry any more I have cried so much - I just feel completely numb.'

Pixie Griffiths-Grant, now five months old, of Goonhavern, Cornwall, was delivered at 28 weeks by Caesarean section, after she stopped feeding in the womb. Her weight quickly fell to less than 1lbs minutes after birth. Lighter than half a bag of sugar and smaller than her mother's hand, she was rushed to intensive care and her parents faced the devastating prospect she may not make it. Doctors put her in a Tesco freezer bag to keep her frail body warm and ward off hypothermia. Miraculously she survived and went on to battle infections, operations, and blood transfusions. Now, after spending weeks in hospital, she is finally at home with her mother Sharon Grant, 37, and weighs 7.5lbs (3.4kg). Mrs Grant (pictured inset) said: 'It's so lovely to have her home; there's been endless cuddles and lots of people eager to see her. It's amazing.'

Ashley Kurpiel, 32, Peachtree City, Georgia, has Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva (FOP), one of the rarest and most disabling medical conditions. The disorder causes muscles, tendons, ligaments and other connective tissues in the body to turn into bone. Even the slightest knock can accelerate the growth of new bone, and freeze her into place like a statue. She has already lost her right arm, and mobility in her right leg (pictured left and right). Despite this, she has decided to live life to the full, and travels the world, goes surfing every year (pictured inset) and has even recently learned to skateboard. Now an ambassador for others with the incurable condition, Ms Kurpiel said: 'I don't know how much longer I will have movement in my body, so I want to experience as much as I can now.'

Susan Wilson, 55, left, who has been sexless for 17 years, has lost all hope of intimacy and she is not alone. Shirley Yanez, 59, right, has been celibate for 15 years after falling ill and Suzie Webster, 61, centre, has been sexless for 11 years since her divorce. These women tell their stories of what it's like to not have sex for over a decade.

Anna Magee hated her under eye bags, left, which made her look tired. Now a £1,700 new treatment promises to use ultrasound, fillers and Botox to cure dark circles and sagging skin. Anna tries the treatment, offered by Dr Zamani, and says that she has never had so many compliments in her life after her new look, right.

Paul Whyley, 62, from Worcestershire, silently ticked off his symptoms as he watched The Theory of Everything. Doctors diagnosed him with the brain condition weeks later. His wife Jayne has paid tribute to 'an amazing father and 'papa' to his four grandchildren.' She said: 'He's been everything to the girls and me. I just don't know why this happened.'

Tan addict Chantelle Tolson, 26, from West Yorkshire, overdosed on a tanning injection causing her to become seriously ill with stomach cramps. Now, after more than 100 jabs, the waitress has been left scarred for life, and her condition is worsening. Chantelle said she had tried spray tans when she was younger but it would just flake off due to her eczema. Pictured left with her daughter Lilly-Anne, using a sunbed, right, and her scarred stomach, inset.

John Caudwell, founder of Phones 4u, (pictured with daughters Rebekah and Rhiannon) believes chronic Lyme disease - which affects John and several of his family members - is behind the host of health problems that his son Rufus, 20, (inset) has suffered with for the past nine years. He is malnourished and has been diagnosed with generalised anxiety disorder, agoraphobia, emetophobia (fear of vomiting) and has suffered bouts of psychosis. Bella Hadid (left) has Lyme disease as well as her brother Anwar and mother Yolanda.

Dinya Rasool, from Cardiff, spent three days in hospital after suffering the severe reaction to the chemical para-phenylenediamine (PPD) in her hair dye (left). The ingredient is a common allergen that is banned in many European countries. It was the second time she had suffered a severe reaction after her eye swelled shut when she was 15 (bottom inset) She has now called for PPD to be banned from UK hair products (right).

Hollywood, Florida-based actress Aniela McGuinness, 32, had a double mastectomy after being diagnosed with breast cancer and documented the process through stunning photography after the only mastectomy photos she found online left her frightened.

With a reported 90 per cent of women wearing the wrong bra size, experts from underwear brand Curvy Kate claim to be able to tell a woman's correct size just from seeing a photo of them. Intrigued, FEMAIL writer Caroline Garnar sent her picture and was shocked by the results. Instead of being a 36C as she had always believed (centre), she discovered that, in fact, a 30G was the best fit (left and right).

Horacio Rodriguez, 42, (pictured left), began suffering from 'stabbing' chest pains and coughing up blood. In hospital, scans revealed an object in his heart, which doctors thought might be a catheter inserted when he had a blood transfusion as a teenager. However, during a seven hour operation, doctors at Hospital Fernandez in Buenos Aires, Argentina, were stunned to find a whole toothpick inside the organ (pictured right and inset). When he woke up and was told about the toothpick, Mr Rodriguez laughed and admitted he had eaten a lot of appetisers at the end of last year. Now recovering, he said: 'Perhaps the next time I eat salami or cheese I'll make sure they've got little flags attached to them so I can see them.'

Lesley Sanderson, 56, from Jersey, has become the first person in the world to be fitted with an incredibly life-like breast cover. Mrs Sanderson (pictured right) had a mastectomy five years ago, and wanted to have a prosthesis which would allow her to wear swimsuits. She developed the new cosmesis with Dorset Orthopaedics (a technician is pictured with the new product, left). The high-definition cover made individually for each patient, has the appearance of natural skin and a realistic 'huggable' feel, Dorset Orthopaedics claims. It is colour-matched to replicate the opposite breast, as is the nipple, which is made the same shape and size (inset). It is incredibly detailed, right down to freckles, moles and even tattoos and piercings. Mrs Sanderson said: 'It's about body image, restoring the confidence in yourself and making women feel good about themselves. I'm not really one for wearing low cut tops but I wanted to be able to wear swimsuits and evening dresses without worrying that it was obvious I had a mastectomy.'

Recalling the 'horrible' time she had as a first-year student when her hair fell out in handfuls, Jayne Waddell (pictured with and without wig, inset) says as well as the hair loss, her scalp felt hot and angry. After ten years finding herself, Jayne, now 34, has now retrained as a semi-permanent make-up artist and set up in a wig shop in Glasgow