Innholdsfortegnelse for 09-Jun-2016 i Pick Me Up!

What A Drama! Heading to Jersey, my fella and I missed our ferry out! Then, when we finally arrived, we got stranded there by a storm! Dramatic, or what?! But we enjoyed good food and sun in-between. What A Dream! The new Bridget Jones film! Mr Darcy and Grey’s Anatomy’s McDreamy on screen AT THE SAME TIME! Swoon! 4... …that’s the number of questions I got right in 60 sec on a Radio X trivia quiz – live on air! Well, I could hardly hear the questions Vernon Kay was asking! Honest! What A Sight! On a day out at Warwick Castle, I watched a replica trebuchet catapult a fireball 100ft! To watch the video go to www. lifedeathprizes.com and search ‘medieval weapons’.…

This is a condition that can affect pregnant women, usually from around 20 weeks. Signs include high blood pressure and protein in the urine, which should be picked up during routine appointments. Other symptoms include swelling of the feet, ankles, face and hands, severe headache, vision problems and pain below the ribs. If you notice these symptoms, call your midwife, GP or phone NHS 111 immediately. Lynsey is raising awareness of pre-eclampsia on Facebook. Visit www. facebook.com  and search ‘Remembering Rory’.…

"Paul had asked me about filming one of our romps" I’d first met Paul Dickenson in a pub a week after my 19th birthday. He was charming and outgoing. ‘Do you fancy going to the cinema on Valentine’s Day?’ he’d asked. So two weeks later, in February 2006, we’d gone to see a Final Destination film. After that, we became an item, going to the pub for drinks and having quiet nights in, too. Feeling special Our sex life was great... Maybe it was just the honeymoon period, but we were at it four times a week. I’m sure it would’ve been more if Paul had had his way! ‘I love you,’ he told me all the time, making me feel special. As the years passed, our sex life slowed…

Can I have HRT? Q I wasn’t able to take the Pill because I was overweight. But now I’m postmenopausal and desperate for HRT. Can I take it even if I’m significantly overweight? Amanda, Huddersfield A If there are no other risk factors, you can have HRT, but best to have a non-oral preparation like a patch or gel, which delivers the hormone straight into the bloodstream. Smelly button Q I used to have an outward belly button, but now I’m a little fatter, I have an inward one. If it gets itchy inside and I scratch it, I notice my finger stinks afterwards. Why is that? Toni, Dundee A A deep umbilicus can get infected without good skin hygiene. Remove fluff and clean inside regularly. If the smell persists,…

“She held her savaged stumps in the air” The crime was utterly unthinkable... On 28 September 1978, 15-year-old Mary Vincent was hitchhiking in Berkeley, California. A balding, middle-aged man with a beer belly, named Larry, picked her up. A good Samaritan? No. Just after sunset, Larry pulled off the motorway down a deserted road. There, he bludgeoned Mary and shoved her into the back of his van. He tied up her hands, raped her, then forced her to drink alcohol until she passed out. When she came to, Larry told her to get out of the vehicle. ‘You want to be set free?’ he screamed at her. ‘I’ll set you free.’ The sicko proceeded to hack at her forearms with an axe, severing them both, before shoving her down a…

1 Tesco Strawberry Cheesecake, 500g, £1.50 Keep in the freezer, so you always have a pud to hand – it defrosts in an hour or so. A thick biscuit base with a thin layer of cheesecake, topped generously with strawberry sauce. 2 Sainsbury’s Strawberry Cheesecake, 510g, £1.75 Thick strawberry topping with loads of whole berries, on a rich, creamy soft-cheese layer and sweet biscuit base. 3 Asda Baker’s Selection Strawberry Cheesecake, 550g, £2.75 A creamy, baked-style cheesecake with a rich vanilla flavour swirled with strawberry sauce. Delicious! Make it yourself... Serves: 8 Prep Time: 25 min + chilling time 1 Base line a 20cm spring form cake tin. Mix biscuits and butter, press into base, and chill in fridge. 2 In a…

couldn’t stop crying. Because “The car hit a tree and I had to be cut out of it…” I was scared...and also really happy! This is what I’d wanted all my life. ‘Are you sure you want to go through with this?’ asked my husband Rick, 40. ‘More sure than I’ve been about anything,’ I said. ‘But what if I lose you?’ he cried. And then, in the quiet of my room in Tameside Hospital, Rick started crying, too. It was August 2014. We’d just found out I was having a baby. Which for me could mean a death sentence. Back when I was 16, in June 2002, I’d been in a car accident. A lad I knew was dropping me home when a rabbit ran out of nowhere into…

The Secret Of My Success NAME: Megan Armistead, 22, from Leeds, West Yorkshire. VITAL STATISTICS: I’d always been overweight, but it got worse after I moved in with my boyfriend! At my heaviest – 13st 4lb, a dress size-16 – I began suffering with acne and I started to get anxiety attacks at the thought of people seeing me. MY MOTIVATION: The final straw came when I saw how well my mum and sister were doing at Slimming World! If they could lose weight, so could I! MY ACTION PLAN: So in May 2014 I joined them at our local Slimming World group. I embraced the Food Optimising eating plan and ditched all rubbish food. I made home-made meals, I joined a gym and started swimming. LOOK AT ME NOW:…

Mark Healy, of www.mhfitman.com , gives his top tips: 1 Train with a friend of a similar size and ability – it’s more motivating! 2 See a personal trainer once a month for new exercises and fitness testing. 3 Change your routine – don’t keep repeating the same exercises as your body needs progression. 4 Join a class that suits you, whether in the pool or low-to-moderate intensity in a studio. It’s fun and you can go at your own pace. 5 Look at the contents of your fridge. You need lots of green veg, wholegrains and lean protein while training. 6 Invest in comfortable training gear. There’s a superb range of clothes for all shapes and sizes. 7 And last but not least... have fun!…

I  was born with cystic fibrosis (CF), a condition that leaves your lungs clogged with mucus. It’s life-threatening, and there’s no cure. As a kid, CF didn’t hold me back and I enjoyed sports. But, in summer 2010, after visiting Vietnam and Cambodia, I contracted a chest infection. Antibiotics failed to clear it, and my health went downhill. A year on, I was so weak, I could barely climb upstairs. By May 2012, I was hooked up to oxygen 24/7 and placed on the organ transplant list. Four months on, a match had been found! And, on 29 September 2012, I had a successful double lung transplant at Harefield Hospital. I discovered my donor was a woman in her 50s. ‘I’ll make the most of my second chance,’ I vowed.…

“Everything was coming together. Until the scan...’’ After the rush of excitement that I was expecting my first baby, it was time to get practical. ‘We’ll have to move,’ I told my husband Ian, 33, and he agreed. I’d moved into Ian’s two-bed, second-floor flat three years after we’d got together at a New Year’s Eve party in 2007. After marrying in February 2014, we’d talked about buying a house - somewhere to raise a family - but hadn’t done anything about it. Now we had a good reason to get moving! Bad news Just before my 20-week scan, we sold the flat and had an offer accepted on a lovely four-bed, semi-detached house. It was in a nice area and didn’t need much work. Everything was coming together. Until…

"When I was 15, I stole cash and ran away" "As I held my new baby, my heart ached with love" Back then, I was convinced I knew best. Aged 13, the second I got in from school I’d charge upstairs and spend hours on MSN Messenger chatting away to strangers. If someone sent me a friend request, I’d accept, even though I had no clue who they were. Though most were older boys and men, I found it exciting and thought it was a laugh. That’s how I’d got chatting to Michael, 16. You’re my world, he’d message, and I was flattered. He’d phone me, too, sometimes late at night. ‘This stops now!’ Dad would shout at me. He and Mum were both furious I was talking to people…

‘It doesn’t matter how long you’ve been in a relationship, you should never do anything you don’t feel comfortable with. I feel sorry for Lyndsay and the kids.’ Silvia Mariani, Bristol ‘What a horrible story. Lyndsay probably did it to try to please him, but she should be looking after herself and she should have trusted herself.’ Lauren Balmain, South Shields ‘I’ve always been anti-intimate pictures/ videos. You can be with someone for 20 years and it could still go wrong. Scorned people – you never know what they might do.’ Tracy Castano, Coventry…

ADHD 1 ADHD is much more common in girls than boys. True False 2 There’s no cure for ADHD. True False 3 This condition only ever affects young children. True False 4 The cause of ADHD is unknown. True False 1 FALSE ADHD is more common in boys than girls. It’s thought that around 2 – 5% of schoolchildren might have the condition. 2 TRUE Though it’s incurable, medication can help manage the symptoms. Various therapies, as well as educational support and advice, are useful in living with the condition. 3 FALSE Most cases are diagnosed between the ages of 6 and 12 and usually improve with age, but many adults continue to experience problems later in life. 4 TRUE The cause isn’t yet understood, but there are several factors…

“It’s heavy, but my leg hasn’t stopped me playing sports” Arriving home from a shopping trip with my mum Margaret, 48, I felt an itch on my left thigh. ‘Something’s bitten me,’ I said. I was only 13. Mum gave me some cream. Days later, the bites looked far worse, so we went to the GP. He prescribed a stronger cream and the lumps began to fade. But two weeks later, Mum saw that my left ankle was swollen. It didn’t hurt, but I was on lots of sports teams at school so I could’ve sprained it. It got worse, though, and I was referred to Great Ormond Street Hospital. After blood tests and scans, doctors were baffled. By now, the swelling had crept up my calf to my thigh,…

5 Phrases We Wouldn’t Have Understood In The 90s • 'I can’t imagine life without my NutriBullet’ • 'I’ve found myself a lovely Airbnb for the weekend’ • 'Can I pay by contactless?’ • 'Anyone got a selfie stick?’ • 'Right swipe him! Right swipe him!’ The Office Mini Quiz 1 Where in the UK is The Office set? 2 Ricky Gervais created, wrote and directed the series alongside whom? 3 What’s the first name of the outside sales representative nicknamed Finchy? 4 Name the old rock band that David Brent once belonged to. 5 AMAZING MUSICIANS WHO DIED AGED Ugly Animals We Really Love... 5 Surprising Things About The Spice Girls 1 Nelson Mandela was a huge fan – he called them 'heroines’! 2 The Union Jack dress Geri…

“I splashed out on a gorgeous dress to wear for a wedding” When I signed up to Pick Me Up! Bingo in 2011, it wasn’t just the games I loved. I enjoyed chatting to the other players in the chatrooms, too! They’re known as roomies, and I loved a good natter with them. We all had our favourite games. The 75-ball bingo games were my favourite, and I enjoyed a few games in the Take Me Out room. The game has a progressive community jackpot - so the entire winning jackpot is shared out between the players. I had a few small wins over the years. But I mainly played for fun and to catch up with the roomies. Last year, my friend said she was getting married. ‘Hen do?!’…

5-in-1 BBQ Tool Kit, £19.99, www. prezzybox. com Getting your BBQ food right is enough of a challenge, so make things easier with all of your tools in one place! Includes a spatula, marinade brush, fork, corkscrew and bottle opener – it has everything you need to get cooking. Verdict: BONKERS! Your fella will love it! The Elvie Personal Trainer, £149, www.currentbody.com Designed to help strengthen your pelvic floor, this very personal exercise tracker connects to a fun app that lets you play games to improve your control and measure your progress. It might look a bit daunting, but a stronger pelvic floor does equal better bladder control, stability and even better sex! Verdict: GENIUS! Expensive, but well worth it! Little Helper…

This pretty, silver-plated Cupcake charm bracelet can be yours for free - just complete the coupon and send with a 74p stamped, self-addressed envelope, to the address given below. And we’ve put together four sets of detachable charms that turn your cute Cupcake charm bracelet into a complete must-have! There’s a set of five Iced Cupcakes, six Beach Babe, six Born To Shop, and six Cute Cat charm sets - all at only £5 per set. The complete collection costs just £20, and if you order it all, we’ll send you a mystery jewellery gift - absolutely free! How to claim *Complete the coupon and send with a 74p stamped, self-addressed envelope and any payment to: LMS, Dept PMU19, Cupcake Charm Bracelet, PO Box 998, Aylesbury HP22 9LE. CREDIT-CARD ORDERS:…

You can be big/ curvy and still be fit. I’m size-14 – not stick thin, but don’t consider myself to be unhealthy. I don’t attend the gym but exercise at home. I eat right and run around with the kids. Sophie Howarth, Preston It’s awful to body-shame anyone, especially someone exercising to get fit. There are people of all sizes sitting at home doing nothing. We should applaud women for being role models. Christina Murphy, Leeds You can be skinny and unfit, but I can’t see how an overweight person can be fit or healthy. You have to eat unhealthily to be overweight. What about weight-related diabetes, arthritis, brittle bones..? Hannah Woodfin, Bury You can be overweight and fit. Staying slim has always been a struggle for me. But regular…

"Suddenly I felt a jolt go through my bump" I buried my face in my hands. ‘It’s going to be alright,’ my husband Mark reassured me. ‘I hope so,’ I choked, looking at the positive pregnancy test. I’d suffered pre-eclampsia carrying my children Daisy, now 9, Max, 6, and Poppy, 4. Each time, my blood pressure had soared and my babies had been induced. ‘I’d advise against more children,’ my consultant had warned after Poppy’s birth. It was a danger to me and the baby. Only this pregnancy hadn’t been planned. Despite the danger, we had to give our baby a chance. My first trimester passed smoothly and we learned we were having a boy. Then a scan at 28 weeks showed our baby was smaller than he should be.…

Her poor parents! She really made them suffer and I can’t imagine what they went through. It sounds like she was a bit naive, but it serves as a warning to other young girls about HIV. Sabrina Fancy, 41, London I think she’s really brave to come forward about her HIV, as it raises awareness of this infectious disease. I’m so relieved her baby is OK, though, and that there’s medication that can help Kerrie manage the condition. Brita Bevis, 66, Lincolnshire She was so silly, but you have to remember she was young at the time, so she was easily led. When you’re young, you don’t think about consequences and repercussions. She’s lucky, though, that she didn’t pass the HIV on to anyone else and has it under control…

1 Photocard licences replaced paper licences in 1998 and must be renewed every 10 years – or you could face a £1,000 fine! Over two million photocards are currently out of date! 2 Check it now! You’ll find the expiry date printed on section 4b on the front of the card. 3 How to do it. If you have a valid UK passport you can do it on line ( www.gov.uk/  renew-driving-licence), for £14, by post (pick up a form at the Post Office) for £17, or in person at selected Post Offices, for another £4.50 on top of the £17 fee. 4 Have you moved or changed your name? If you don’t update your details, these oversights…

"I need 24-hour support to do everyday things" Just a couple of months before I was born in early 1986, a biopsy gave my parents the news that’d change our lives forever. ‘Hannah-Lou has arthrogryposis,’ the doctor said. It was a rare, muscle-wasting condition causing weak and missing muscles. They’d no idea what caused it. ‘She’ll face severe physical problems,’ the doctor explained. They weren’t wrong. My movement’s very limited. I can’t walk far. So I have a specialised electric wheelchair to get me around. And I need 24-hour support to do things the rest of the world takes for granted. The limited movement I have in my hands means I can’t lift my arms up to reach for things. Say I’m out and about shopping and I drop my…

"Doctors said it was unlikely Stone would make it" Nine days short of his 1st birthday and my son Stone was having a miserable time. He was crying, wouldn’t eat, seemed dazed, and moaned in agony if I moved him. I took him to the GP, who told me it was a viral infection and to give him Calpol. But by 10am the next day, things had got worse... ‘Quick!’ my partner called from the other room. ‘Something’s wrong!’ I ran in to find Stone fitting on his bed. We called 999. But paramedics couldn’t get the seizure to stop, and Stone was rushed to hospital. An hour and 10 minutes later, he was still fitting. Then, my poor baby’s heart stopped. I watched in horror as doctors tried to…

Great British Celebration Cake Serves: 12 Prep Time: 20 min Cook Time: 50 min Syrup: Topping: 1 Preheat oven to 180C/ Gas 4, and grease and base line a 20cm square cake tin. 2 Sift flour and baking powder into a large mixing bowl, add remaining cake ingredients and beat with a wooden spoon until smooth. 3 Spoon mixture into tin and bake for 45-50 min until well risen, golden and a skewer inserted into centre of cake comes out clean. Turn out onto a wire rack. 4 Put fruit juice and sugar in a saucepan, heat gently until sugar has dissolved. While cake is still warm, drizzle over syrup. 5 Once cold, split cake in half and sandwich…

“My fused fingers made it difficult to pick things up” The stares I received were piercing - just like lasers, cutting right through me. But what hurt even more was the word that I heard the kids in the street use. ‘She’s ugly,’ they said. ‘We don’t want to play with her.’ Tears spilled over as I hurried back inside, away from them. ‘What’s wrong?’ my mum Elizabeth, 43, asked. ‘The kids outside just called me ugly,’ I told her. ‘It’s just that they don’t know any better and they don’t know you as a person,’ she’d tell me, giving me a hug. From the moment I’d been born, it was clear I was different. There’d been absolutely no clue during the pregnancy, but when I was born, my skull…

Words Cher Heasmer “I had so much fun playing and chatting with people” Wendy Ellison, 53, Blackpool When one of my friends suggested joining Pick Me Up! Bingo, I thought I’d give it a try. I’ve always enjoyed bingo and my mate seemed to have a blast playing it online. ‘There are so many games to choose from,’ she told me. When I signed up, I realised just how right she was. I thought I’d struggle to get the hang of the games at first, but they were easy to pick up. I played a few of the slot games, then I came across Tiki Bingo. ‘This one’s my favourite,’ I decided. I had so much fun playing and nattering with people in the chatrooms. It was just a bit…

TRIED & TESTED This week: Make-up wipes Budget: Boots Essentials Cucumber Cleansing Wipes, £1.50, Boots I’ve used these for years – they leave my skin feeling really fresh. Gentle: Simple Kind To Skin Cleansing Facial Wipes, £3.25, Boots The product all we know and love has been changed to keep every wipe as fresh as the first and the fabric feels so soft – what more could you want? Heavy-duty: Neutrogena Visibly Clear Pink Grapefruit Facial Cleansing Wipes, £3.99, Superdrug So effective, and they easily remove heavy make-up. They did irritate my sensitive eyes a little, though. READER’STIP For defined brows, use an eyebrow mascara instead of pencil to avoid them going dark. Samantha McCann, 22, Colchester ASK JESS Q My lips feel sore, dry and flaky. Can you recommend…

Staring at the TV in 2009, I couldn’t help but grin at these two Irish lads with strange haircuts who danced around The X Factor stage singing their hearts out. But John and Edward Grimes, or Jedward as they became known, didn’t impress Simon Cowell, and others were quick to make fun of them, too. They didn’t win the show, but they won my heart! When they appeared in Hertfordshire in 2010, I begged my parents to take me. I could barely speak as they posed for a photo with me. After that, I went to every UK event and concert I could! In August 2012, I saw them in Dublin - it was the first time I’d left the country alone. At 18, I followed them all over the…

Things That Used To Happen At Girly Sleepovers You’d get your parents to rent a 15-rated horror video, which left you terrified… It was mandatory to eat so much pizza, garlic bread and choccie that you felt sick. You’d play Truth or Dare, end up admitting which boy you fancied – and then having t o prank-call them! If your mate’s big brother or sister came in, you tried to act cool around them. Next morning, when y our parents collected you, you’d be sleep-deprived and grumpy for the rest of the day. Grease Mini Quiz! 1 34 2 Who sings the title track from the film? Where do Danny and Sandy first meet? What’s the name of Crater Face’s gang? Who does Danny replace as the driver at Thunder…

GEMINI 22 May–21 June You find faith and support from those you did not think would help you. You no longer feel as if you have to cope on your own. Fellow Geminis link to a new career path which opens up to you and promises a good deal of success. Call: 09058 170 712* LIBRA 24 Sept–23 Oct Tension in the air at work may be making life more difficult for you than you‘d like. Working as a team and listening when others speak is the answer to you finding a way through what’s occurring in your life now. Call: 09058 170 716* AQUARIUS 21 Jan–19 Feb You have ideas that can help you get out of the rut you’ve been in, and news from far away promises financial…