Doctors told me ‘just lose weight’ but my stubborn belly was a sinister mass so big it didn’t fit in the surgeon’s bin

FOR three years, Angelica Ortiz was told to “just lose weight” when she visited doctors about her rapidly swelling belly. It swelled so badly that strangers congratulated her on her ...

I sold my jewellery to pay for pregnancy expenses – it wasn’t enough

I had no money left because I had already sold my gold jewellery to cover other pregnancy expenses. So when I was told that ...