Need some festive cheer? Then read these stories of real-life Christmas miracles that prove no matter how bleak things seem, there's ALWAYS hope...
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Most of us take it for granted that we are here to celebrate Christmas with our loved ones. But for these people, for various reasons, this year is especially poignant. Here they share their inspiring stories... Eleanor Simpson, 28, a former zoo keeper, lives with husband Jacob, 28, who works in marketing, in Leeds. Their son Jonah, born in February, was conceived using Jacob’s sperm frozen 11 years ago. Eleanor says:.
![[Ann Carter suffered a cardiac arrest and was saved by her postman who had never performed CPR before but followed instructions from an emergency call handler]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/24/01/93436889-14222397-Ann_Carter_suffered_a_cardiac_arrest_and_was_saved_by_her_postma-a-16_1735002339790.jpg)
Jacob and I had only been going out for a couple of months when he started getting pains in his leg. We were in sixth form college and had both been asked to be prefects and then love blossomed. As well as the pain, I noticed he had a small bump on his right thigh, and he was diagnosed with Ewing’s sarcoma [cancer of the bone or soft tissue] that had spread to his lungs.
![[Lucy Mawson woke up in agony after a tummy tuck in Turkey and rushed to hospital once she landed in the UK, where a scan showed that she might not have survived the night]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/24/01/93436917-14222397-Lucy_Mawson_woke_up_in_agony_after_a_tummy_tuck_in_Turkey_and_ru-a-18_1735002339796.jpg)
He was told that it would be fatal if it wasn’t treated immediately. It was such a shock, because he was so young and healthy. Jacob said we needed to end the relationship, because he didn’t want me to have to go through this. But there was no way I was leaving him now. We both took a year out of college so I could be with him every day through his treatment. He’d been told this would most likely destroy his fertility but there was such a strong connection between us I knew I’d stay with him even if it meant never having children.
![[Amy Smith received a kidney transplant from a 62-year-old stranger who she has now become good friends with]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/24/01/93436919-14222397-Amy_Smith_received_a_kidney_transplant_from_a_62_year_old_strang-a-17_1735002339790.jpg)
