Sell my Health story…
Do you have a health story to sell? Read on to see others who’ve recently sold their health stories to the press …
Addiction to sunbeds could blind me…
Sam Laing loved to be brown and because she didn’t want white marks on her face, when she went on sunbeds, she never wore goggles.
Sam's Story Appeared in the Daily Mail >
It is a decision that might have cost Sam, 23, her eyesight, because she has now developed growths in her eyes caused by too much UVA light.
Sam’s story was sold to the Daily Mail first and then to Reveal magazine and ITV’s This Morning. Sam’s real life health story was even in demand by American TV – and attracted the attention of NBC News and their Today programme.
Sam says: “I really wanted to sell my story to warn other sunbed users about the dangers of tanning using sunbeds so I was delighted with all the worldwide publicity Alison gained for me.”
Read Sam’s story in the newspaper here.
We thought we were a family of eccentrics – now we realise we all have Aspergers…
Mum Jayne Chesterman and her husband Malcolm never realised they had Aspergers until their two children were diagnosed.
Their story of how the whole family has Aspergers Syndrome – and they don’t let it affect their lives - was printed in the Good Health section of the Daily Mail.
They then went on to talk about the condition with ITV’s This Morning.
Jayne says: “As a family we feel by telling our story we have raised awareness of Aspergers.”
Read their story in the newspaper here.
Doctors told me I was too young at the age of 26 to have breast cancer
Single mum Helen Bury’s world fell apart when at the age of just 26, she was diagnosed with breast cancer. To help her fight it, Helen kept a photo diary of her journey through the diagnosis, the treatment and eventually her wedding to her new fiancé, whom she met after her recovery.
Helen’s inspiring story was sold to the Daily Mirror, Pick Me Up magazine and Look magazine, where she appeared during Breast Cancer Awareness month to promote awareness of this illness.
To see Helen’s photo diary in the newspaper click here.
Helen says: “Speaking out about my story took my mind off the treatment. I really hope that through selling these stories other breast cancer sufferers have been inspired to see that receiving such a devastating diagnosis can have a positive outcome.”
My daughter died from Chickenpox
When Angie Bunce-Mason’s daughter, Elana, 3, contracted Chickenpox, she wasn’t worried as she thought it was a harmless childhood illness. She was even pleased that Elana had got the disease ‘over and done with’ when she was young.
But, as the days passed, Elana’s condition worsened and within a week of going down with the infection, she was dead.
< Elana was so full of life
Angie and her husband, Adam, wanted to tell their story to help campaign for parents to be aware that a vaccine does exist for Chickenpox – and to raise awareness that the symptoms can sometimes be life-threatening.
Angie’s story was printed in real life story section of the Daily Mirror. To read it click here.
Angie said: “We were pleased with such an accurate article that we also felt paid tribute to our beautiful daughter.”
My painkiller addiction has ruined my life…
Jo Palmer told of her addiction to painkillers>
When Jo Palmer contacted me in 2008 about her painkiller addiction, I was saddened that she took up to 70 tablets a day.
Jo wanted to raise awareness of just how some painkillers that are sold over the counter can be so dangerous.
To date Jo’s story has appeared in The Daily Mirror, Daily Mail, Reveal magazine, Love it magazine and she has also been interviewed on ITV’s This Morning. Recently she took part in a BBC Horizon documentary.
I am pleased to say that since Jo first contacted me, she has not only married her long-term partner but has sought professional help and managed to reduce her addiction to the pills.
Jo says: “When I emailed Alison, never did I think she would sell my story to so many publications and broadcasters!”
To read Jo’s story in the Daily Mirror, click here.
To read Jo’s story in the Daily Mail, click here.
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