A man facing a £35k bill for a prosthetic leg built a new one with parts from Amazon – for less than £100. Alex Young, 46, underwent life-saving surgery to amputate his right limb last year. Due to ...

The ascent marked a turning point, proving that the world’s great mountains were not beyond his reach. From there, his ...

She took paracetamol and set off on a long drive - but had to stop at every service station ...

A woman who thought she had a cold but ended up losing her leg is now kayaking and swimming with her prosthetic and determined to make “the most of every opportunity”. Friedel de Beer, 51, a former ...

Friedel de Beer initially thought she had a cold before she collapsed and noticed blistered red skin on her ankle ...

WHEN Friedel de Beer began suffering from cold-like symptoms and fatigue in February 2023, she put it down to her body fighting an infection. But it was actually the first sign of a ...

Friedel de Beer 'did not think much' of her symptoms at first ...

Her father lost his leg below the knee as a young man. When a famous doctor promised him life-changing surgery, this journalist’s suspicions grew.

Gabrielle Guerrero was 15 when doctors told her that her life would never be the same. “They were like, ‘You’re young and energized, but you’ll never be able to walk again without assistance,’” said ...

After more than two decades as a head football coach in Texas, Craig Stump is hanging up the whistle. Stump, who’s been leading the program at Atascocita since 2012, has announced his retirement, ...