Niki May Young

Updated: Monday 18 May 2020

When Tom was diagnosed with prostate cancer at 43, his long-felt suspicions had been confirmed. He was the latest in his family to be diagnosed, and the youngest.

Updated: Friday 20 March 2020

Alex worried that he’d never be able to dive again after a blockage in his heart was discovered. But he wasn’t willing to give up without a fight.

Updated: Tuesday 7 January 2020

The 16-year-old isn’t taking the life-limiting condition lying down. She’s fighting her CF with a fitness programme designed to improve her quality of life.

Updated: Tuesday 7 January 2020

Physiotherapy helped former dancer Terrie to walk without a wheelchair again, but it also did so much more.

Updated: Tuesday 7 January 2020

Fiona and Karen worked through the challenges of their fertility treatment as a team. And they got the best reward imaginable.

Updated: Tuesday 7 January 2020

David and Fiona came to Nuffield Health hoping to conceive their own biological baby against the odds. A combination of fertility treatments provided hope.

Updated: Tuesday 7 January 2020

At 55 years old Jenny has begun a new fitness journey, inspired by her love for her family.

Updated: Tuesday 7 January 2020

Padua began ballet dancing at the tender age of two years old and was hooked. But after a brutal injury at just 18 she feared the career she had worked so hard for could be over before it even began.

Updated: Tuesday 7 January 2020

Rugby player Ian struggled to even walk after a historical injury reared its head. But his recovery would help turn his lifestyle around.

Updated: Tuesday 7 January 2020

Former professional footballer and Paralympic coach Tony Larkin was completely debilitated by arthritis, until he met Nuffield Health Consultant Matthew Oakley.

Updated: Tuesday 7 January 2020

Gerry lost her way after suffering post natal depression. Now at 41 she’s found herself again through exercise and can’t wait to take on her next challenge.

Updated: Tuesday 7 January 2020

Damian Matich is aiming for four gold medals at the World Transplant Games this summer. Here he tells us about the circumstances that led to his participation in the Games and his desire to encourage organ donation.

Updated: Tuesday 7 January 2020

Natalie battled eating disorders including anorexia and bulimia for over a decade. Now. Nuffield Health's former Professional Head of Nutrition tells us how her experience has helped her to support others.

Updated: Tuesday 7 January 2020

On 7 July 2005 Gill Hicks hurriedly boarded a carriage on the London Underground at the same time as a suicide bomber. As the bomb detonated, the way Gill lived her life changed forever.

Updated: Tuesday 7 January 2020

Despite feeling healthy Sam's first Health MOT revealed worrying results. But her journey to a healthier life delivered some unexpected benefits.

Updated: Tuesday 7 January 2020

After suffering a debilitating stroke Joyce thought she would never be able to climb stairs again, until she met John and his team who helped her get her life back.

Updated: Tuesday 7 January 2020

Jonny was 40 years old and lacked confidence. He had been carrying extra weight for most of his life. He hadn't had a girlfriend in years and was beginning to feel like he would be left behind as he watched his friends meet people and pair off one by one. Eventually he decided enough was enough.

Updated: Tuesday 7 January 2020

Self-proclaimed ‘Jiving John’ has always enjoyed keeping fit, attending rock ‘n’ roll, jive and ballroom dances with his wife for over 17 years. But in his sixtieth year, John says he started to feel ‘uncomfortable’.

Updated: Friday 14 December 2018

Some children are quite content to make their own fun in the swimming pool, but others might need some encouragement or risk getting bored. So here’s ten ways you can make swimming more interesting for your kids.

Updated: Thursday 21 December 2017

More men in the UK are killing themselves than ever in the last decade. This stark statistic has been brought to light in the latest figures on mortality released by the Office for National Statistics.