Born out of nowhere
Becky Elsworth did feel a little fat and a little tired, and she did have an irresistible urge to clean the cooker - but it wasn't until she was in labour that she discovered that she was nine months pregnant.
‘I said to the nurse, please feed her’
Pauline Pringle's mother went into hospital for a hip operation and came out close to starvation. And as Blake Morrison reports, hers is not an isolated case.
A place too far
Caring for elderly parents is always a challenge. But what if they live thousands of miles away? Julie Wheelwright reports.
He sings to Doris Day
How does it feel when, after a lifetime together, the one you love loses their memory? Yvonne Roberts reports.
Iron gran’s life and last moments
First person: Sophie Radice reluctantly agreed to 'do the right thing' and sign her grandmother's living will, so she might die with dignity. It was a difficult decision, but one her family did not regret.
The day the sky fell in
Laurie was just 13 when he was killed by a rare and aggressive cancer. His father, Matthew Engel, describes losing his best pal.
Every bit as magical
A British doctor is challenging convention to pioneer the 'natural' caesarean. Joanna Moorhead watched one baby's slow and gentle arrival.
First person
Carole Stone and her schizophrenic brother shared a bedroom in their tiny family home. She lived in fear of his violent rages, tiptoed around his paranoia, and loved him until the day he died.
Never again will I feel so invulnerable
Anne Karpf: With my co-parent away at a conference, every last nanosecond of the week ahead had been earmarked - children to ferry, deadlines to meet.
The battle for Charlotte
Last week the court of appeal ruled that Charlotte Wyatt, seriously ill since her birth 22 months ago, should not be resuscitated if she stops breathing. Yet her parents believe she is making a recovery. They tell Emily Wilson they are determined to fight on.