Our flesh and blood
Would you be a surrogate mother for your daughter's baby, or give a kidney to your dad? The answer might be more complicated than you think. By Emma Cook.
The science of living
First person: Ruth McKernan is a biochemist, just like her father. She understood that with his approaching death, she would lose him for ever. But she also knew that he would live on in every cell of her body.
Babies on ice
Egg freezing started out as a necessity for the infertile, but it is fast becoming a back-up plan for the busy. So is this the perfect solution for those who want to delay motherhood - or the ultimate admission that pregnancy and the workplace don't mix? Viv Groskop hears the views of doctors, happy parents and mothers-in-waiting.
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.