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I ran away to join the circus. Here’s what it’s really like

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By James Besanvalle Verified
| Yahoo Style Canada Verified
Owain Evans, 24, from Cwmbach near Whitland in west Wales, grew up on a dairy farm that has been in his family for generations (PA) A Welsh dairy farmer who traded the familiar pastures of his village for the vibrant, nomadic existence of the circus, has said he loves his new lifestyle because he can visit places that he would “never have gone to”.
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I thought I was perfectly healthy – then at 69 a routine health check revealed I had a dangerous genetic condition

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By James Besanvalle Verified
| MSN UK Verified
A woman with “no symptoms at all” said a routine health test helped diagnose a genetic condition which resulted in needing a total of more than 14 pints of blood removed from her body over the course of a year so that she did not develop life-threatening liver damage.
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There is life after cancer, says dad of boy who has fought back from illness

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By James Besanvalle Verified
| Magzter Inc. Verified
Derby Telegraph | June 26, 2026 THE father of a boy who was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia aged three said doctors told him his son had “weeks, if not days” to live without treatment, but he is now in remission and is pleased to report he is “getting on with life”. James Martin, 38, a delivery driver and content creator living in Derbyshire, said his son, Oscar, now seven, developed a rash in May 2022 which Oscar’s mother, Philippa, said looked “red and blotchy”.
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