The story of a 49-year-old housewife, UK   At the beginning of December, my husband said, “it was hard to walk since I was out of breath”.  Nothing happened after a while, but the same thing happened when he went to the cinema. He had a sharp pain on his left arm, too.   We researched what is wrong with him, but we could not pinpoint the exact cause.  So I told him he had better got to see the doctor, but he didn’t.

The story of a 76 year old self-employed   Early morning on 4th of April 2011, I suddenly felt a piercing backache.

The story of a 34-year-old employee   On 9th February 2012, at the age of 32, I had a Cerebral Haemorrhage while I was at work.

The story of a 25-year-old female Japanese nursery school teacher   “In September 2012, soon after eating any type of food, I started having diarrhoea and melena.

The story of an 84-year-old male Japanese retiree   “After retiring at the age of 65, I suffered severe diabetes which could be hardly cured throughout my life. I kept taking regular walks for my health but my condition was not improved.