A woman with a rare condition that means she collapses every time she laughs fears she may have passed the rare illness onto her young son.Kelly Timson cannot visit a comedy show, share a belly laugh or even go to the pub with her friends as every time she laughs, she collapses in a literal fit of giggles.She suffers from a rare neurological condition called cataplexy which means her body goes into a state of total paralysis in response to strong emotions such as amusement, surprise, anger and even love. Just gazing in motherly admiration at her two young children Charlie, five, and Ronnie, two, brings on an attack leaving Kelly totally unable to move or speak.
GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .
A grand 56-bedroom hotel, once heaving with injured soldiers during the First World War, now lies completely abandoned .
ALL IS not as it seems in these deceptive cityscapes .
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FLYING through the air, these delighted pooches pull their best poses mid-flight .
BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .
An artist has transformed traditional Thanksgiving dinners into mini-masterpieces .
A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .
STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .
SPARKLING bright inside their box, it’s hard to believe these diamonds are made from the cremated remains of the deceased .
