AN INSPIRING example of how to cope with and overcome some of life's most serious, disabling and debilitating illnesses has been set by a Westfield couple and their teenage son.

All three suffer from so many medical conditions – some from birth; others contracted over the years – that it is difficult to understand how they can carry on.

Michelle and Richard Francis, respectively, 38 and 46, and 12-year-old Daniel face a daunting struggle just to get through each day.

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For the full story, see the 24 May edition