After seven long years of trying for a baby, Alyson Blush, 29, had given up hope of ever becoming a mother.
Suffering with polycystic ovaries, which can affect ovulation, her periods were irregular and sometimes didn’t occur for eight months.
‘My husband and I both desperately wanted a baby,’ she says. ‘But with every month passing in vain, I honestly believed it would never happen.’
At the beginning of last year, however, Alyson finally conceived her ‘miracle’ child, Ella, now
Princess Charlene of Monaco is ‘living in Switzerland’ and only sees her husband Prince Albert for ceremonial reasons, reports in German and French media have claimed.
The royal, 45, has spent the summer on a yacht trip with her husband, 65, and their eight-year-old twins Jacques and Gabriella.
But she has not returned to the Palace and is living in abroad, fuelling speculation about the state of the couple’s marriage.
A source close to the couple told French newspaper Voici
Chelsea supporters have been left fuming by Anthony Taylor’s appointment to referee their Premier League opener on Sunday. Mauricio Pochettino’s side were already in store for a tough afternoon against Liverpool, and fans’ rocky history with Taylor – which includes a petition to ban him from Blues games – has convinced many that it may not be their day.
One furious Chelsea supporter started the petition in August last year. Since then, it has staggeringly amassed more than 160,000 signatures
It can take two weeks just to make an appointment to see your GP.
And once you are there it’s over in a flash, with the average consultation lasting less than 10 minutes.
Rushing through an appointment can leave people struggling
Normalerweise sind es die Abtreibungsgegner – die Schilderschwinger außerhalb von Kliniken, die Erzähler postoperativer Horrorgeschichten – die Ihnen im Detail zeigen wollen, wie ein Fötus aussieht. Irgendetwas an dem Pfirsich-und-Hibiskus-Schock von Fleisch und Blut, an der Kleinheit dieser embryonalen Präsenz: Das Bild soll Sie zu einer neuen Art des Denkens und Fühlens über die Politik der Geburt erschrecken. Es ist daher nur richtig, dass der erste große Lacher des lautstarken Pro-Choice-Musicals „The Appointment“ des in Philadelphia ansässigen Theaterkollektivs Lightning Rod
GPs seeking to cut their working hours to 9-5 during the worst NHS crisis in history were today labelled ‘insensitive’ by patient groups.
Members of the public also criticised the radical proposal, saying it will make it even harder for patients to get appointments.
One family doctor approaching retirement said he ‘didn’t recognise’ the profession anymore and said GPs should be looking to do ‘more not less’.
The staggering scale of the appointment crisis was laid bare yesterday after worst-performing
Before I say anything about the current GP crisis, I’d like to set something straight. I am a GP and I see patients face-to-face. But I mostly speak to them on the phone, for a few reasons which I will set out later.
I am also a patient. And a carer. At the practice where my family is registered, the GPs are not seeing patients face-to-face. We have not had an in-person appointment since 2019, in fact.
My pharmacist tells
