I can’t remember what happened during the incident. I can barely even remember anything other than the stab of pain in my chest, the ringing in my ears, and the thumping of my failing heart. But the screaming and the chaos around me is etched into my memory.

Where am I? At first I see darkness, then it gives way to brightness and a beautiful cityscape bursts into life below me. I realise where I a...

When I look in the mirror, I can’t see what my mother sees. I can’t see what sister sees. They tell me they can see a fine young lady ready to take on the world, a lady with a passion and a temper. But that isn’t what I see. When I look into the mirror, all I see are those glassy lifeless eyes, eyes that don’t crinkle when I smile, because I know it is fake. I see a frail body, torn and broken by ...