Pick Me Up! 09-Jun-2016

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’.…

Pirate or princess? My 5-year-old daughter Isabel couldn’t make up her mind – so she wore headgear that would cover both bases. Anna Draycott, South Ockendon Giza a kiss A peck three thousand years apart! My wife Joan smooching the Sphinx in Egypt. Joan Davies, Porthcawl Purple reign Check out the amazing colour of the Northern Lights in Tromso, Norway – maybe Prince was sending me a sign from the other side! Lucy Neville, West Bromwich Look who I met! Here’s me and Barack Obama in the Oval Office – the one in San Francisco’s Madame Tussauds! Ann Rowe, south London Hidden warning I was excited when I saw this sign in a shoe shop, then read the small print… Stephen Meagor, Plymouth Curler girls It’s Mrs Brown and Winnie!…

"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.…

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’.…

"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…

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…