International marathon canoeist Anna Hemmings was diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome in 2003. She talks about how she returned to the top of her game.

Mark Pollock was about to embark on a promising banking career when he lost his sight. He tells Karen Darke about how he got his life back on track.

Stephanie Metcalfe was a teenage mother, a drug addict and living on the streets. She tells Karen Darke how she fought against her circumstances and got her life back on track. Show more

Paul Taylor was planning to run the Great North Run when he became paralysed after a mountain biking accident. Less than a year later, he completed it in his wheelchair.