DOOMSDAY prepping is usually seen as the preserve of paranoid off-grid types living in fortified bunkers, but one New York City firefighter is convinced even city-dwellers should be preparing for an emergency

FINDING out your wife is in love with someone else would be cause for divorce for most couples

A BADASS 10-year-old girl is weightlifting more than adults twice her age at her CrossFit gym - where she trains up to nine hours a day

DESPITE living with just half a body – inspirational Rowdy Burton is determined to not let his condition define him

A YOUNG model is spreading a message of body positivity by embracing the severe skin condition that at one point left 90% of her entire body covered with painful scabs

THE world of beauty pageants has helped two disabled sisters find their confidence and, for one of them, her first words

A 28-YEAR-OLD woman, whose weight dropped to 88llbs at the height of her eating disorders, is publicising her story to show other sufferers that recovery is possible

AN INVENTOR building the next generation of sex robots with his wife reckons the cyborg lovers could help save marriages - and have improved his own

A TENACIOUS model has learnt to show-off her scars after a tragic car accident left her fearing for her future

AN UNSTOPPABLE woman with a brittle bone condition has embarked on an intense workout regime, despite having broken literally hundreds of bones in her life

AN UNCONVENTIONAL couple are breaking relationship stereotypes: both consider themselves asexual and the husband is an agender drag queen

A STUDENT has finally embraced her vitiligo after years spending hundreds of dollars a month on make-up to disguise it

A MARRIED couple have demonstrated their undying love by amassing the world’s biggest bunny collection

GOING through the diagnosis and treatment for breast cancer not once but twice before the age of 40, Shay Sharpe has decided she doesn’t need boobs to prove she is a woman

A DOMINATRIX reveals she has two 24/7 live-in ‘slaves’ who wait on her - and her boyfriend - hand and foot.

A BRAZILIAN woman is using her unique facial birthmark to launch her modelling career

A YOUNG boy faces a daily battle with a rare condition which causes him to severely injure himself

A DAD who attempted to take his own life has finally found recovery after battling depression for years and founded his own mental health charity in the process

WHEREAS she once drank 3,500 calorie milkshakes through a funnel to intentionally gain weight, new mum Monica Riley has now swapped funnel feeds for bottle feeds

A WOMAN who lost her large intestine and rectum to cancer is making ostomy bags sexy with handmade covers in satin and lace

A SEVERE skin condition hasn’t stopped one man from becoming a bodybuilder and motivational speaker, despite doctors initially saying he wouldn’t live past the age of five

A LOVEABLE 8-year-old boy has a form of dwarfism so rare he is believed to be one of only 28 cases in the world

A SELF-proclaimed ‘human doll’ has had eyelid surgery to make her appear more Caucasian - like her style icon Barbie

A FIERCE Instagram star, whose legs are constantly swollen, is encouraging others to embrace their figures and celebrate their difference

RODRIGO Alves has lost five inches off his waistline thanks to his controversial rib removal procedure - and he is hoping to shrink to a tiny 20-inch waist - if he keeps wearing corsets

A MOTHER and her inspiring six-year-old son who was born with a gap in his face is raising awareness of the treatment of people with facial differences

A SEX addict whose compulsive pursuit of anonymous hook-ups drove her to nearly take her own life has spoken out about her ordeal

FASHION-OBSESSED twins who both have albinism want to inspire people to be proud of the skin they were born in

A YOUNG woman’s skin blisters and burns if she is exposed to only a few minutes of daylight

TRANS bodybuilder Cody Harman was once a bride, but has now achieved one of his biggest surgery goals by undergoing a full phalloplasty procedure

A WOMAN whose life was torn apart by the killing of her father as a child says she finally feels peace after helping to bring the perpetrator to justice

WITH a booty that measures an astonishing 60 inches, Eudoxie Yao is used to turning heads

A BRAVE woman has learnt to accept her severe facial birthmark despite years of bullying that ruined her childhood

AN AMATEUR sleuth turned private detective has devoted her life to cracking unsolved crimes after helping to track down the killer of her college friend 26 years after her death

AN EIGHTEEN-year-old 'human doll' spends $1,500 each month to realise her dream of being the ultimate real-life Barbie

INMATES at a womens’ prison are finding hope for their futures through an inspiring cosmetology teacher who is training them to be beauticians

AS EMILLY Carter finishes her song, the only thing that’s noticeable about her singing is that it’s very, very good. It’s only after the music stops that Emilly’s tics become apparent. Sniffing, coughing and touching her nose, Emilly has Tourette’s syndrome

A STUDENT with schizophrenia has set up an organisation to help other pupils with the condition - despite struggling with near-constant horror film-style hallucinations

An Aspiring Model Whose Vitiligo Is Slowly Fading Hopes That It Never Disappears

BROTHERS Tony ‘Hulk’ Geraldo and Alvaro ‘Conan’ Pereira, have both injected dangerous chemicals to make them look HUGE