The Survivor Series

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"I couldn’t be fat on my own!": The reality of gastric bypass surgery

The overweight sisters had tried time and time again to lose weight together, but they had always failed

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Scarred for life in petrol attack but my ex will never defeat me

One year after her drunken, drug-crazed ex poured petrol over mum-of-three Coral Newman and set her on fire, she describes her extraordinary struggle to get back to a normal life

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“Don’t succumb to adverse circumstances, but go ahead and change them…”

…shares Malathi Holla, who has gone ahead and rewritten her destiny by her determination and never-say-die attitude

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“Losing one’s eye sight is a small limitation, if you are determined to succeed…”

…says visually challenged Charudatta Jadhav who has climbed the Himalyas and also represented India at several International chess competitions

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Girl who had stroke aged two defies medics with first steps

This three-year-old's parents were told that she had to live her life in a wheelchair after a stroke left her paralysed down her left side. Read how the brave little girl defied all odds

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“Being obese is traumatic…”

…says Saba Ansari, who went from being morbidly obese and depressed patient to a confident, happy woman, after losing 50 kgs in 2 years

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“If God has given me a problem, He will give me a solution...”

says Neerja Malik – founder of Sahaayika, Breast cancer support foundation as well as the Apollo Cancer support group. She shares how she battled breast cancer twice

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How Crystal Renn went from skinny to plus-size model and conquered an eating disorder

Successful plus-size model Crystal Renn tells how it took a struggle with an eating disorder to finally find her true place in the fashion industry

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I stopped shaking hands with people…

… Says Amy Fernandes, as she recalls her experience of dealing with psoriasis

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I went to work in a bikini after losing 5st!

Mary Sciambarella was so ashamed of weighing 15st, she cut the labels out of her clothes. But now she loves her new body

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Quote of the day

In order to change we must be sick and tired of being sick and tired. – Author Unknown