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I’ve always been inclined to believe in the old saying, ‘When one door closes, another door opens’, but haven’t seen much evidence of it in the last few years. As one door slams, so do the neighbouring ones, and normally in quick succession.

But in these last few months things seem to have taken a rather more encouraging turn.

Watching the coverage of Felix Baumgartner being strapped into a chair frame, bolted inside a tin can and forced to dangle precariously below a flimsy looking balloon as it was lifted 24 miles into space, I couldn’t help but feel a little bit sorry for myself.

Duncan Curtis tells us why - and how - he keeps sailing, and how it helps his health.

When your back is weak, your legs are lumps of lead, and your balance and stamina is uncertain, you might be inclined to hang up your lifejacket.

What annoys me about having primary progressive MS? I would have expected, had I wondered about this when I was still young and fit, to be very annoyed by many aspects of this illness.

It's surprising, then, that there are just two things that enrage me, and even more surprising that they're quite trivial.