Abbie Tully has been struck with an unusual illness that renders her allergic to cold temperatures.Known as "cold urticaria", the condition means that any exposure to the cold could not only bring her out in a rash but may even lead to a potentially fatal anaphylactic shock. Abbey is no longer able to attend a regular school, has to wrap up at all times and can"t go out unless the weather is warm. "Within minutes of being outside the reactionspreads all over her legs, arms and face, even if it’s not that cold," said her mum.
"She is desperate for the weather to warm up so she can play outside. Sometimes all she wants to do is go for a ride on her bike but she can"t." Even wrapping up warm in the cold weather has little effect as the condition develops even if only a small portion of skin is exposed to the cold. Abbie has even had to quit her normal school and attend a special unit for childrenwith long-term illnesses during the colder half of the year.
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A woman in Poland spent almost 3 months upside-down to save the lives of her two premature babiesDoctors suggested the unusual position after the first of her three babies was born prematurely and died, by positioning her upside-down they were able to help the remaining two infants survive. "I sighed with relief that there was a chance to keep the pregnancy and to give thebabies a chance to be born successfully," she said.
Fortunately the technique was a success and babies Iga and Ignacy were soon born after a total of 32 weeks. Joanna Krzysztonek eventually gave birth to baby girl Iga and boy Ignacy 2-1/2 months later on February 15 at a neo-natal clinic in the south-western Polish town of Wroclaw and said the idea of lying in an awkward position forweeks on end hadn"t bothered her.
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Autistic man who speaks only a handful of words has perfect pitch and a singing voice to match.A 25-year-old man diagnosed as having autism at the age of three has discovered his own means of communicating with the world through music. After entering music therapy in2009, Kyle Coleman uses his astounding singing voice and perfect pitch to convey his emotions.
His first CD - featuring 9 cover songs - is set to release soon with proceeds going to autism research. A man with autism that has rendered him almost mute is about to release an album after he was found to have perfect pitch and an amazing singing voice. Kyle Coleman, 25, from Gwithian, Cornwall, was diagnosed with autism at the age of three andhas only ever been able to say a few words.
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Neighbours had assumed the worst when they found the 95-year-old not breathing and motionless.Believing her to have died and in keeping with Chinese tradition, Li Xiufeng was placed in a coffin in her house so that relatives could pay their last respects. The day before the funeral however, a full six days later, they entered the house and discovered that her coffin was empty. Aftersearching high and low they were astonished to find her alive and well cooking food in her kitchen.
"I slept for a long time," she said. "After waking up, I felt so hungry, and wanted to cook something to eat." Neighbour Chen Qingwang, 60, who originally found Mrs Xiufeng, said: "She didn"t get up, so I came up to wake her up. No matter how hard I pushed her and called her name, she had noreactions. "
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