Hannah Cottrell

Digital PR & Comms Exec | Former @PA journalist | she/her

[Hannah Cottrell @_han_cottrell]

A mother and fitness coach who experienced baby loss during her first two pregnancies as a result of two rare and unrelated health conditions said “fitness, without a doubt, saved me”

✍️for @PA_Real_Life

https://t.co/QrdFAZzxcG

[Hannah Cottrell @_han_cottrell]

A former British Army soldier who was medically discharged for mental health reasons has embarked on a year-long fundraising mission to “turn a negative into a positive”

For @PA_Real_Life

https://t.co/HZLJjJ5aIb

[Hannah Cottrell @_han_cottrell]

A tattoo artist who has found fame online after specialising in colour realism portraits of celebrities, people and pets says he “can’t believe” he has a career where people pay him to draw pictures

For @PA_Real_Life

https://t.co/M1ngIIylpH

[PA Real Life @PA_Real_Life]

An avid horse rider who had a stroke aged 13 which left her body partially paralysed has credited her beloved horse for helping her learn how to move again

✍️: @_han_cottrell
https://t.co/jQc99JVBwz

[Hannah Cottrell @_han_cottrell]

A volunteer dog trainer has credited her puppy for saving her life during a heart attack but says she has “no idea how he knew” her life was in danger

For @PA_Real_Life 🐶

https://t.co/kfyniNfbvW

[Hannah Cottrell @_han_cottrell]

A young mother who feels like she is “burning alive” every day says her rare condition has robbed her of “everything”, to the point she cannot even play with her own child

For @PA_Real_Life

https://t.co/QFAoEmvnYY

[Hannah Cottrell @_han_cottrell]

The parents of a 14-month-old who died unexpectedly in her sleep are fundraising to improve bereavement services at their local hospital to create a “lasting legacy” for their daughter

https://t.co/PVx2AJrWBr

[Hannah Cottrell @_han_cottrell]

📰A few of my latest @PA_Real_Life pieces:

A 23-year-old with an extreme dry eye condition who requires drops made from her own blood to soothe her symptoms has urged others to “cherish” their eye health

https://t.co/dtBmk6GYfb

[Hannah Cottrell @_han_cottrell]

A former GP who felt the stress of the job after the pandemic was “going to kill (him)” has sold his home and belongings to buy a campervan and travel the world instead

https://t.co/luLyjonWIf

[Hannah Cottrell @_han_cottrell]

An actor who “nearly died” after a lime-sized brain tumour grew undetected for more than a decade and “deformed” his skull feels lucky to have survived to finish his latest film

For @PA_Real_Life

https://t.co/LugZvFnKLZ

[Hannah Cottrell @_han_cottrell]

A designer for a contemporary menswear company who dressed Oasis in the 90s, worked directly with the band and commissioned Liam Gallagher’s wedding suit described it as an “amazing period” of his life

For @PA_Real_Life

https://t.co/34ddKKUj6o

[Hannah Cottrell @_han_cottrell]

A 30-year-old wheelchair-bound since childhood by a mystery degenerative condition which causes her joints to “grind together” has said she paints to distract herself from her chronic pain

For @PA_Real_Life
https://t.co/qToyrjklEz

[Hannah Cottrell @_han_cottrell]

An influencer who was left looking “like an alien” after an adverse reaction to dermal fillers triggered a skin condition has found a miracle product to soothe his red and painful complexion

For @PA_Real_Life
https://t.co/gpjD5g3X8M

[PA Real Life @PA_Real_Life]

A dementia specialist whose grandmother and father died from the illness says she is “every so often” filled with “dread” for her own future after her mother was also recently diagnosed

✍️: @_han_cottrell
https://t.co/M2M7MKaAPA

[PA Real Life @PA_Real_Life]

Two women who became widows in their 30s are calling for young people to receive mandatory full health checks on the NHS to make sure their partners’ unexpected deaths “count for something”

[PA Real Life @PA_Real_Life]

A young woman who woke up one day “profoundly deaf” and was later “spat on” for using sign language in public has praised her hearing dog for transforming her life

✍️: @elfinwood44 & @_han_cottrell

https://t.co/oYgvh9hhX5

[Hannah Cottrell @_han_cottrell]

Two women who became widows in their 30s are calling for young people to receive mandatory full health checks on the NHS to make sure their partners’ unexpected deaths “count for something”

For @PA_Real_Life

https://t.co/l4zbnkEVbh